# CVE-2025-11002: 7-Zip ZIP File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted ZIP files exploiting symbolic link handling in 7-Zip.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11002, GHSA-6hqx-f664-v9xx, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11002

## What is CVE-2025-11002?

CVE-2025-11002 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in 7-Zip, published on 23 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

7-Zip ZIP File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this product is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links in ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a service account. Was ZDI-CAN-26743.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11002?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 7-Zip 7-Zip.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11002?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2025-11002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in 7-Zip

- [CVE-2025-0411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0411/): 7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass (high 7.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2008-6536](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6536/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-48095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48095/): GHSL-2026-140_7-Zip: 7-Zip has a heap buffer overflow via NTFS compressed stream buffer under-allocation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-10172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10172/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-2335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2335/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11002 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11002 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in 7-Zip, published on 23 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: 7-Zip. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11002/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11002/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11002
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11002
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11002

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11002/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.