CVE-2026-142667-Zip XZ Decompression Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
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7-Zip XZ Decompression Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 processing of XZ chunked data. Crafted XZ-compressed data can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-30169.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
7-zip 7-zip 7-zip:7-zip | before 26.02 | NVD |
References
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-444/third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/12mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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