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🚨 SECURITY PSA - 7ZIP VULN🚨

Update your 7zip, folks

https://cybersecuritynews.com/7-zip-vulnerability-arbitrary-code/

#cybersecurity #zeroday #7zip #malware #security #it #infosec

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why do I hear specifically about vulnerabilities in compression programs so much more than in other kinds of software?

[–] neatchee@urusai.social 2 points 6 months ago

@TootSweet@lemmy.world because it's specifically software that is about opening and processing arbitrary payloads.