CVE-2026-61725sevenz-rust2: unchecked 7z entry paths permit traversal and absolute-path file overwrites

Official description

sevenz-rust2 is a Rust-native 7z compressor and `decompress`or. Prior to 0.21.1, extracting an attacker-supplied 7z archive can write or overwrite files outside the destination directory. In `src/util/decompress.rs`, `decompress_impl` computes each destination with `dest.join(entry.name())` without normalizing the archive's UTF-16 entry name or verifying containment, and `default_entry_extract_fn` writes to it with `File::create`. Parent-directory components escape the extraction root, and an absolute entry path makes the join discard the destination entirely. The convenience entry points `decompress`, `decompress_file`, `decompress_with_password`, and `decompress_file_with_password` all use this default path. Overwriting writable configuration, startup, cron, or build files can lead to code execution or persistence. The archive bytes are the attacker-controlled trust boundary, including for applications that automatically unpack uploaded or otherwise untrusted archives. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Affected products (as reported)

References

• https://github.com/hasenbanck/sevenz-rust2/security/advisories/GHSA-qh76-45cr-8xrc x_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://github.com/hasenbanck/sevenz-rust2/commit/ef760b61f3535ac8b93006212aef41bfebc237eb x_refsource_MISC