Description
py7zr is a Python-based library and utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption. Versions 1.1.2 and below contain an an arbitrary file write vulnerability, which allows symbolic links to be recreated outside the destination directory via crafted malicious symbolic link chains. When using extractall to extract an archive, the library restores these symbolic links, linking them to arbitrary directories on the host file system. During extraction, the program only checks the link arcname within the destination directory, but ignores the combined symlink path resolution. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by constructing malicious archives, thereby bypassing the directory boundary restrictions implemented by the extractor. Subsequent extraction of regular files through these symbolic links can result in arbitrary file writes. This vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, privilege escalation, data corruption, or denial of service. This issue has been fixed in version 1.1.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| miurahr | py7zr | < 1.1.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | py7zr | 1.1.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | py7zr | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-py7zr | 1.1.3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11112-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-py7zr | 1.0.0-bp160.2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21159-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | py7zr | < 1.1.3 | 1.1.3 | GHSA-q6rc-2cgv-63h7 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21159-1 Security update for python-py7zr SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11112-1 python311-py7zr-1.1.3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026