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CVE-2022-44900

CriticalPublished

A directory traversal vulnerability in the SevenZipFile.extractall() function of the python library py7zr v0.20.0 and earlier allows attackers to write...

Published: Dec 6, 2022
Updated: Apr 23, 2025
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

9.1/ 10Critical

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

2.3%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 82.6%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

CVE-2022-44900-demo-labResearch
Demo webapp vulnerable to CVE-2022-44900

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