CVE-2025-8088HIGH 8.8CISA KEVEPSS p99.6%

CVE-2025-8088RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

RARLAB / WinRAR

Description

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS81.35% probability of exploitation · percentile 99.6% · 2026-06-17T12:03:21Z
Published2025-08-08
Last modified2025-10-30

CISA KEV entry

Added to KEV: 2025-08-12

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-35

References

  1. https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
  2. https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/
  3. https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
  4. https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
  5. https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo
  6. https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088
  7. https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessPath Traversal: '.../...//'cwe-350%live

(incoming)1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
KEVEntryRARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2025-80880%live

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