CVE-2022-29072

Summary

CVECVE-2022-29072
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-15 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:45:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. This is caused by misconfiguration of 7z.dll and a heap overflow. The command runs in a child process under the 7zFM.exe process. NOTE: multiple third parties have reported that no privilege escalation can occur.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application 7-zip 7-zip All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Please update your browser MISC www.youtube.com
7-Zip up to 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution | Hacker News MISC news.ycombinator.com
7-Zip 21.07 Code Execution / Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
GitHub - kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072: 7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. MISC github.com
SourceForge.net: Log In to SourceForge.net MISC sourceforge.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376545 7-Zip Privilege Escalation and Command Execution Vulnerability (Zero Day)
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