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Secure Software2 min readJuly 18, 2026

Update now: 7-Zip fixes RCE flaw exploitable with malicious archives

A critical remote code execution vulnerability in 7-Zip allows attackers to execute malicious code on your systems simply by tricking users into opening specially crafted compressed files. You must immediately update to 7-Zip version 26.02 or later and ed

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