CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-1040867-Zip

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

7-Zip before 26.03 contains an uninitialized memory disclosure vulnerability in the SquashFS v4 archive handler (SquashfsHandler.cpp) that allows attackers to leak heap memory by crafting a malicious archive where the superblock’s no_ids field is set so that the final metadata block’s expected size is miscomputed and bypasses the size validation check. By listing or extracting the crafted archive, attackers can cause the application to return uninitialized heap memory as the kpidUserId and kpidGroupId properties, exposing potentially sensitive process memory contents to the user.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(6.8)
Published Date
Oct 14, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 19, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.19%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 6.8 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 5.5)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 5.5 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • 7-Zip 7-Zip < 26.03
Patched Versions
  • 7-Zip 7-Zip 26.03

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run 7-Zip and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Oct 14, 2026Published
  • Oct 19, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC