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TI-2015-04774 Aliases CVE-2015-5663GHSA-vm3c-vj26-xwxp

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain…

Priority LOW 34CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00914 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:beta_4:*:*:*:*:x64:*up to 5.30VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:beta_4:*:*:*:*:x86:*up to 5.30VulnerableRARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:beta_4:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions up to 5.30 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:beta_4:*:*:*:*:x86:* Versions up to 5.30 Vulnerable ·RARLAB

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5663
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vm3c-vj26-xwxp

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-07400 Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2025-05626 Path traversal in RARLAB WinRAR KEVCVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-20115 RARLAB WinRAR before 6.23 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-14356 Path traversal in Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WinRAR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-23905 RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Windows, allows attackers to spoof the screen output via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-22371 RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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