Description
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Versions 9.34 through 26.00 contain an off-by-one heap out-of-bounds read in the WIM (Windows Imaging) archive handler's security descriptor lookup. In CHandler::GetSecurity (CPP/7zip/Archive/Wim/WimHandler.cpp), the per-image SecurOffsets table holds numEntries + 1 cumulative offsets, but the check securityId >= SecurOffsets.Size() admits securityId == numEntries, and the function then reads SecurOffsets[securityId + 1], fetching one UInt32 past the end of the heap-allocated CRecordVector (which performs no bounds checking on operator[]). The securityId is attacker-controlled at offset +0xC of any directory entry in WIM metadata, and the handler is registered for .wim, .swm, .esd, and .ppkg and enabled by default in stock 7z.dll; the OOB triggers zero-click in the GUI because 7zFM.exe's ListView calls GetRawProp(kpidNtSecure) for every item during listing (ASan-confirmed), and is also reachable via CLI listing with 7zz l -slt. Impact is limited to denial of service under hardened allocators and minor information disclosure, since the OOB value is only consumed arithmetically as a length and is not surfaced to the attacker; there is no write primitive.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcmilk | 7-Zip | >= 9.34, < 26.01 | — |
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 | 7zip | 26.01+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | p7zip | 16.02+transitional.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | 7zip | 22.01+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | p7zip | 16.02+really26.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | p7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | 7zip | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | 7zip | 26.01-150400.9.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 7zip | 26.02-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11502-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | 7zip | 26.01-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21038-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | 7zip | 26.01-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-1736 7-Zip: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 16, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11502-1 7zip-26.02-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 14, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22347-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 2, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2696-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 1, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21038-1 Security update for 7zip SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026