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CVE-2025-6218 · RARLAB WinRAR · Published 2025-06-21
7.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it high.
90%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 304 days ago (2025-12-30).
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RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user.
RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198.
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A supplied file path escapes the directory the application intended to allow.
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