Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-0411 | Mark-of-the-Web Bypass in 7-Zip Enables Code Execution via Crafted Archives | 7.0 | 67% | KEV | KEV |
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A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware. The flaw, CVE-2025-0411 (CVSS score: 7. 0), allows remote attackers to circumvent mark-of-the-web ( MotW ) protections and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
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