** 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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
09 Jun 2025, 15:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE |
21 Nov 2024, 06:58
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html - Broken Link | |
| References | () https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
12 Jul 2024, 16:11
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| CWE | CWE-122 |
25 Apr 2022, 18:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/bugs/2337/ - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://github.com/kagancapar/CVE-2022-29072 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT1cvbu7ZTA - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31070256 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166763/7-Zip-21.07-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html - Broken Link | |
| CWE | CWE-787 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8 |
22 Apr 2022, 15:15
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| Summary | ** 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. |
19 Apr 2022, 18:16
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| Summary | ** 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. |
19 Apr 2022, 17:15
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| References |
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18 Apr 2022, 16:15
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| References |
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16 Apr 2022, 02:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Summary | 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, | |
| References |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2022-04-15 20:15
Updated : 2025-06-09 15:15
NVD link : CVE-2022-29072
Mitre link : CVE-2022-29072
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-29072
JSON object : View
Products Affected
7-zip
- 7-zip
microsoft
- windows
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
