Vulnerability · Published Apr 19, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2022-47111

Low 2.5

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in 7-Zip from 7-Zip. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

7-Zip 22.01 does not report an error for certain invalid xz files, involving block flags and reserved bits. Some later versions are unaffected.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:127zipno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2022-47111
Debian:137zipno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2022-47111
Debian:147zipno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2022-47111
Debian:12p7zipno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2022-47111
Debian:13p7zip16.02+transitional.1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47111
Ubuntu:25.107zipno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-47111
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS7zipno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-47111
Ubuntu:26.107zipno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-47111
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSp7zipno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-47111

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
7-Zip 7-Zip 22.01

Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References