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CVE-2026-125742: 7-Zip · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects 7-ZipSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 26.06 soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 12:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.5
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 26.06
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade 7-Zip to 26.06.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
7-Zip7-ZipAffected
  • <26.06
Fixed in
  • 26.06
GitHub7-Zippkg:github/7-ZipOther threatsAffected
  • <26.06
Fixed in
  • 26.06

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AI-suggested

Upgrade 7-Zip to version 26.06 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory. Users should avoid extracting untrusted multi-volume CAB archives until patched.

Description

CVE-2026-125742 is a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in 7-Zip versions before 26.06 affecting the LZX decoder. It occurs when a continuation CAB volume declares a smaller window, leading to memory corruption via a stale _pos value that bypasses bounds checks. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking victims into extracting specially crafted multi-volume CAB archives. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.5 and is fixed in version 26.06.

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