CVE-2025-46652 Security feature bypass in IZArc
IZArc fails to propagate Mark-of-the-Web to extracted files, potentially bypassing Windows security warnings for downloaded archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46652?
CVE-2025-46652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IZArc, published on 26 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In IZArc through 4.5, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability. When a user performs an extraction from an archive file that bears Mark-of-the-Web, Mark-of-the-Web is not propagated to the extracted files. NOTE: this is disputed because Mark-of-the-Web propagation can increase risk via security-warning habituation, and because the intended control sphere for file-origin metadata (e.g., HostUrl in Zone.Identifier) may be narrower than that for reading the file's content.
Weakness: CWE-830
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46652?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46652?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46652 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-46652 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46652 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx5g-qh7q-x3p7.