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.
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.
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-444/ |
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History
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| 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. | |
| Title | 7-Zip XZ Decompression Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-122 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-29T18:09:11.010Z
Reserved: 2026-06-30T18:43:50.027Z
Link: CVE-2026-14266
Updated: 2026-07-29T17:30:32.742Z
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-07-29T18:30:05Z
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