CVE-2022-29072

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2022 at 07:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZip 7-zip· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 21.07
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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