Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Bandizip 7.37 may fail to preserve Windows Mark-of-the-Web protections when handling attacker-supplied archives. This can reduce security warnings or controls applied to extracted files, increasing the chance that a user trusts unsafe content. The issue requires user interaction and is not described as directly compromising availability.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority endpoint security issue. Prioritize teams receiving external archives, such as finance, recruitment, support, and operations. Accelerate remediation if Bandizip 7.37 is widespread or Mark-of-the-Web is an important control against downloaded content.
Technical view
CVE-2025-50325 is a protection-mechanism bypass classified as CWE-693. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. The supplied record identifies Bandizip 7.37, although its structured affected-product fields are incomplete.
Likely exposure
Endpoints using Bandizip 7.37 to extract archives obtained from the internet are potentially exposed, particularly where Mark-of-the-Web influences warnings or execution controls. The supplied structured affected-product data lists vendor, product, and versions as unavailable, so broader version exposure cannot be established.
Exploitation context
A remote attacker would need a user to receive and process attacker-controlled archive content. Successful bypass could cause extracted content to lack expected Mark-of-the-Web protections. The source bundle does not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as a CISA KEV entry.
Researcher notes
The CVE description calls this authentication bypass, but the documented effect is specifically Mark-of-the-Web protection bypass. CWE-693 better reflects that mechanism. No fixed release, vendor advisory statement, technical root cause, or exploitation evidence is included in the supplied data; validate these points against current vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints running Bandizip 7.37, prioritizing systems that routinely process internet-sourced archives.
- Check Bandisoft’s release history and guidance for a corrected version, then upgrade as directed.
- Until remediation is confirmed, limit handling of untrusted archives with affected installations.
- Retain endpoint protection and application-control policies as compensating safeguards.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Bandizip versions across managed endpoints.
- Review Bandisoft’s release history for explicit CVE or Mark-of-the-Web correction details.
- In an isolated environment, verify extracted internet-origin files retain expected Mark-of-the-Web metadata.
- Confirm endpoint controls still warn about or restrict untrusted extracted content.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.5CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://en.bandisoft.com/bandizip/help/zone-identifier/CVE reference, mitre
- https://en.bandisoft.com/bandizip/history/CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/OV-0-VO/Public-references/blob/main/CVE-2025-50325.mdCVE reference, mitre
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