CVE-2025-0411: in the CISA KEV catalogue
7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2025-0411 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2025-02-06 with a default due date of 2025-02-27. Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown. Forensic triage flag: No.
7-Zip contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that allows remote attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web security feature to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- 7-Zip 7-Zip
- CWE
- CWE-693
- CISA required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS
- 48%, percentile 98 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts about 48 in 100 odds (48%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 98% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2025-0411 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-0411 (7-Zip Mark of the Web Bypass Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2025-02-06. CISA's default due date for it is 2025-02-27.
Is CVE-2025-0411 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Unknown for CVE-2025-0411. That means CISA lacks confirmation, not that ransomware groups do not use it.
What should I do about CVE-2025-0411?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2025-0411