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CVE-2026-14266

Vendor7-zipProduct7-zipDiscoveredJul 29, 2026UpdatedAug 7, 2026

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 v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.74%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
2
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Aug 26, 2026
▼ 0.20pp
0.94% → 0.74% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
4 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 20, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: New 7-Zip Vulnerability Could Let Crafted XZ Archives Run Code During Extraction
Jul 29, 2026
acn.gov.it reports: 7-Zip: PoC pubblico per lo sfruttamento della CVE-2026-14266
Jul 29, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 7, 2026