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TI-2014-08148 Aliases CVE-2014-9983GHSA-4mq8-gv5p-mwm4

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory Traversal exists in RAR 4.x and 5.x because an unpack operation follows any symlinks, including symlinks contained in the archive. This allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01768 78th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.00VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.01VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.20VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.00VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.01VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.20VulnerableRARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.00 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.01 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.20 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.00 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.20 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.21VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.30VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.31VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.40VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50 beta1VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50 beta2VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.50 beta3VulnerableRARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.21 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.30 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.31 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.40 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 beta1 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 beta2 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:rar:5.50:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.50 beta3 Vulnerable ·RARLAB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mq8-gv5p-mwm4

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-12893 Rarlab RAR App com.rarlab.rar path traversal CVSS 4.0LOW 2.3

Sources

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