CVE-2026-14266 — 7-Zip XZ Decompression Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
7-Zip / 7-Zip	affected 26.01

CWE

CWE-122

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-444/

ADP enrichment

CVE

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/12

CISA-ADP

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