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TI-2025-07400 Aliases CVE-2025-8088GHSA-832g-3rcm-wcrf

Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR

Priority CRITICAL 96Exploited in the wildCWE-35Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2025-08-12CISA due date 2025-09-02Known ransomware use
EPSS 0.94008 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
win.rar GmbHWinRARup to 7.12—No fix listedCNA
  • WinRAR Vendorwin.rar GmbH Affected up to 7.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.13VulnerableRARLAB
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2023.01VulnerableDtsearch
  • cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.13 Vulnerable ·RARLAB
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2023.01 Vulnerable ·Dtsearch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2025-08-12 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8088
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-832g-3rcm-wcrf

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
  • TI-2019-15730 WinRAR 5.61 Denial of Service via Malformed Language File CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources

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