CVE-2024-8811 describes a Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) bypass vulnerability in WinZip, allowing remote attackers to circumvent security protections. The flaw occurs when WinZip removes MotW from archive files and their extracted contents, even if the archive initially bore the MotW. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that user interaction is required (UI:R) to open a malicious file, but successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 76.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:winzip:winzip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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