Update Now: 7-Zip Fixes RCE Flaw Exploitable with Malicious Archives

**Executive Summary:** 7‑Zip released version 26.02 to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker to run arbitrary code when a user opens or extracts a specially crafted archive; all versions prior to 26.02 on Windows, Linux, and macOS are affected, and organizations should update immediately and apply perimeter/archive-blocking and sandboxing mitigations if patching cannot be done immediately.