CVE-2026-14266

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product7-zip
PublishedJul 29, 2026
First seenJul 29, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-122CWE-122

How to fix

Update
  • 7-zip 7-zip26.02 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
7-zip 7-zipv < 26.0226.02

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