Description
py7zr is a Python-based library and utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption. Prior to 1.1.3, PackInfo._read() in archiveinfo.py used an O(n^2) cumulative sum pattern for attacker-controlled numstreams values parsed from archive headers, allowing a crafted .7z archive to cause excessive CPU consumption during SevenZipFile.init() before extraction. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.3.
Published: 2026-07-08
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h4gh-22qq-72r7 py7zr: O(n^2) algorithmic complexity DoS in PackInfo._read()
History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Miurahr
Miurahr py7zr
Vendors & Products Miurahr
Miurahr py7zr

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Description py7zr is a Python-based library and utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption. Prior to 1.1.3, PackInfo._read() in archiveinfo.py used an O(n^2) cumulative sum pattern for attacker-controlled numstreams values parsed from archive headers, allowing a crafted .7z archive to cause excessive CPU consumption during SevenZipFile.init() before extraction. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.3.
Title py7zr: O(n^2) algorithmic complexity DoS in PackInfo._read()
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-08T20:32:09.905Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T16:16:32.627Z

Link: CVE-2026-55206

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Updated: 2026-07-08T21:30:08Z

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