Path Traversal in Py7zr Project

CVE-2022-44900

A directory traversal vulnerability in the SevenZipFile.extractall() function of the python library py7zr v0.20.0 and earlier allows attackers to write arbitrary files via extracting a crafted 7z file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44900?
CVE-2022-44900 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Py7zr Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-44900?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-44900 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.