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CVE-2026-14266

HIGH SEVERITY

CVSS Score & Metrics

Base Score
7.0 / 10
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Description

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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-122
Source
NVD
Vendor
7-Zip
Product
7-Zip

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