This is not a remote code exploit that makes you vulnerable simply because 7zip is installed, which is the implication of the headline.
So this is a linkbait headline, divorced from the reality of the situation.
Which is the bit I take issue with.
The article itself describes not only the actual problem, but the broader problem of this being a known fixed problem which won’t be automatically addressed for most windows users.
Side note, winget is not bad as far as centralised package management goes for windows, and why I’m personally not at risk for this already long addressed 7zip issue.
This is not a remote code exploit that makes you vulnerable simply because 7zip is installed, which is the implication of the headline.
So this is a linkbait headline, divorced from the reality of the situation.
Which is the bit I take issue with.
The article itself describes not only the actual problem, but the broader problem of this being a known fixed problem which won’t be automatically addressed for most windows users.
Side note, winget is not bad as far as centralised package management goes for windows, and why I’m personally not at risk for this already long addressed 7zip issue.