CVE-2017-2107 — Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by 7-ZIP32.DLL 9.22.00.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

01What is this vulnerability?

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by 7-ZIP32.DLL 9.22.00.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-04-28T16:59:00.917
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• akky.xrea.jp — http://akky.xrea.jp/security/7-zip4.txt
• jvn.jp — http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86200862/index.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96431
• akky.xrea.jp — http://akky.xrea.jp/security/7-zip4.txt
• jvn.jp — http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86200862/index.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96431