vulnerability
Rarlab WinRAR: A path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 11, 2025
Added
Aug 11, 2025
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
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 Strýcek
from ESET.
Solution
rarlab-winrar-upgrade-7_13
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