CVE-2023-40481 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in 7-Zip affecting its SquashFS file parsing, allowing remote code execution. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file, to exploit. While it enables an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process, there is currently no public exploit code, Metasploit module, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
22.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:7-zip:7-zip:22.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.