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CVE-2026-125742VulnerabilityPublished Updated

P7zip: 7-Zip before 26.06 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the LZX decoder that lets attackers

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125742· High 8.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 22:31 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
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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.107zippkg:deb/ubuntu/7zip?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 26.00+dfsg-1 – 26.02+dfsg-2
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS7zippkg:deb/ubuntu/7zip?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 25.01+dfsg-2 – 26.00+dfsg-1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS7zippkg:deb/ubuntu/7zip?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 23.01+dfsg-3 – 23.01+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1~esm1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSp7zippkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =16.02+dfsg-8
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS7zippkg:deb/ubuntu/7zip?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 21.03~beta+dfsg-6 – 21.07+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSp7zippkg:deb/ubuntu/p7zip?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =16.02+dfsg-7
  • =16.02+dfsg-7build1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is applied, users should avoid extracting untrusted multi-volume CAB archives to mitigate risk.

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the LZX decoder of 7-Zip versions before 26.06. This flaw allows attackers to corrupt memory by crafting multi-volume CAB archives with a smaller window declaration, leading to a stale _pos value that bypasses bounds checks. Exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution when victims extract these malicious archives.

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