TI-2001-01224 Aliases CVE-2001-1271 GHSA-3grm-5x3c-hp2m

Directory traversal vulnerability in rar 2.02 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite…

LOW 12Published 2002-05-03 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in rar 2.02 and earlier allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during archive extraction via a .. (dot dot) attack on archived filenames.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00579 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:rarsoft:rar::::::::	up to 2.02	Vulnerable	Rarsoft

cpe:2.3:a:rarsoft:rar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.02 Vulnerable ·Rarsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1271
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3grm-5x3c-hp2m

References

Exploit 1

http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/archdt.asp

Sources

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