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7-Zip Reveals Critical Security Flaw: Remote Code Execution Possible via Malicious File Opening
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Recently, it has come to light that the widely-used open-source decompression tool, 7-Zip, harbors a significant security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-14266. Malicious actors can craft specially designed compressed files and trick users into opening them, leading to the remote execution of harmful code. This vulnerability arises from a heap buffer overflow that occurs during the processing of compressed data streams in the XZ format. Additionally, as 7-Zip does not feature an automatic update system, users are required to manually download and install the latest version, 26.02, to address and mitigate this potential security risk.
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