CVE-2025-29864 Security feature bypass in ALZip
Attackers can bypass Windows SmartScreen protection in ESTsoft ALZip, potentially allowing malicious files to execute without user warning.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29864?
CVE-2025-29864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ESTsoft ALZip, published on 3 Dec 2025. 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
Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in ESTsoft ALZip on Windows allows SmartScreen bypass.This issue affects ALZip: from 12.01 before 12.29.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29864?
How do I fix CVE-2025-29864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc6x-xvx8-wqf4.