# Manually update your 7-Zip to version 26.02 to fix a vulnerability

> If you use 7-Zip for your file compression and decompression you might want to update, as there's been a pretty big vulnerability patched. And yes, I mean manually update, as 7-Zip doesn't auto-update.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/its-probably-time-to-update-7-zip-as-the-app-has-just-been-patched-to-fix-a-pretty-big-vulnerability/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5fb8994c3dea13d3b8879b)
- **Published:** 2026-07-21
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #update #manually #vulnerability #version #auto #compression #decompression #doesn
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5fb8994c3dea13d3b8879b

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