Zip Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (THE5202052112025)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Zip breach identified under incident ID THE5202052112025.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Zip's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theziphq, the number of followers: 32955, the industry type: Software Development and the number of employees: 957 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 757 and after the incident was 755 with a difference of -2 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Zip and their customers.

7-Zip Users recently reported "Active Exploitation of 7-Zip CVE-2025-11001 Vulnerability", a noteworthy cybersecurity incident.

A recently disclosed security flaw (CVE-2025-11001, CVSS score: 7.0) in 7-Zip is under active exploitation in the wild.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Windows systems with 7-Zip versions < 25.00, Machines with elevated user/service accounts and Machines in developer mode.

In response, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Patch deployment (7-Zip 25.00), and began remediation that includes Apply software updates and Monitor for exploitation attempts, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public advisory by NHS England Digital and Security researcher disclosures (e.g., Dominik aka pacbypass).

The case underscores how Ongoing (active exploitation observed; weaponization details unknown), and recommending next steps like Update 7-Zip to version 25.00 or later immediately, Restrict elevated user/service account privileges where possible and Disable developer mode on Windows systems if not required, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering NHS England Digital.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating malicious ZIP File as attack vector; remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted symbolic links and Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating active exploitation in the wild of CVE-2025-11001 via malicious ZIP files. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including execute arbitrary code via malicious ZIP files with PoC exploits available, and directory traversal attacks via symbolic link manipulation and Command-Line Interface: JavaScript (T1059.007) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating arbitrary code execution (commonly achieved via JS/PowerShell in ZIP-based exploits). Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating exploitation requires elevated privileges (e.g., service accounts or Windows Developer Mode). Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or Location (T1036.005) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating malicious ZIP files masquerading as legitimate archives to bypass scrutiny and Directory Permissions Modification (T1006) with moderate to high confidence (85%), supported by evidence indicating directory traversal attacks via symbolic link manipulation. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Remote Services: SSH (T1021.004) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating lateral movement within networks implied as post-exploitation risk and Remote Services: SMB/Windows Admin Shares (T1021.002) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating windows systems with elevated accounts targeted; SMB often used for lateral movement. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Data Encrypted for Impact (T1486) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating weaponize it for broader campaigns (e.g., malware delivery, ransomware pre-staging) and Data Destruction (T1485) with moderate confidence (60%), supported by evidence indicating unauthorized system access, data breaches as potential outcomes. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.