vulnerability

7-Zip: CVE-2016-7804: Untrusted Search Path

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 22, 2017
Added
Jul 26, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in 7 Zip for Windows 16.02 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Solution

7-zip-7-zip-upgrade-latest
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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