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| Vulnerability_id | VCID-6xnz-5ctc-fkbk |
| Summary | 7-Zip SquashFS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SQFS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18589. |
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https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40481 |
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0.0431 |
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0.88903 |
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2026-04-18T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88845 |
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2026-04-02T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.8888 |
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2026-04-08T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88885 |
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2026-04-09T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88897 |
| published_at |
2026-04-11T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88891 |
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2026-04-13T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88904 |
| published_at |
2026-04-16T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.8886 |
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2026-04-04T12:55:00Z |
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0.0431 |
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epss |
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0.88862 |
| published_at |
2026-04-07T12:55:00Z |
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https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40481 |
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| cwe_id |
787 |
| name |
Out-of-bounds Write |
| description |
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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| Severity_range_score | 7.8 - 7.8 |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted_severity | 5.5 |
| Risk_score | 2.8 |
| Resource_url | http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-6xnz-5ctc-fkbk |