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CVE-2018-10172: 7-zip Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 16-04-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10172 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in 7-zip. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · -0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

7-Zip through 18.01 on Windows implements the "Large memory pages" option by calling the LsaAddAccountRights function to add the SeLockMemoryPrivilege privilege to the user's account, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by using this privilege in the context of a sandboxed process. Note: This has been disputed by 3rd parties who argue this is a valid feature of Windows.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.06 pp

From 0.43% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

7-zip1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links