Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-33028

In WinZip through 29.0, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-8811.

Published Apr 15, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 24, 2025 · WinZip WinZip

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-33028. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of WinZip WinZip is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.52%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor WinZip WinZip 0 ≤29.0

In WinZip through 29.0, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-8811. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. 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 handling of archived files. When extracting files from a crafted archive that bears the Mark-of-the-Web, WinZip does not propagate the Mark-of-the-Web to the extracted files. An attacker c

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  • vendor WinZip WinZip 0 ≤29.00 ≤29.0

How to fix CVE-2025-33028

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-33028. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of WinZip WinZip is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with WinZip WinZip 0 ≤29.0 0 ≤29.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In WinZip through 29.0, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-8811. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. 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

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    In WinZip through 29.0, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-8811. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. 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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-33028

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33028

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13392

    In WinZip through 29.0, there is a Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Vulnerability because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-8811. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web protection mechanism on affected installations of WinZip. User interaction is required to expl

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.