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 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 81.35% probability of exploitation · percentile 99.6% · 2026-06-17T12:03:21Z |
| Published | 2025-08-08 |
| Last modified | 2025-10-30 |
CISA KEV entry
Added to KEV: 2025-08-12
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/
- https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088
- 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
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Path Traversal: '.../...//'cwe-35 | 0% | live |
(incoming)1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVEntry | RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2025-8088 | 0% | live |
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