CVE-2025-8088
A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR
Publication date: 2025-08-08
Last updated on: 2025-10-30
Assigner: ESET
Description
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 Strýček
from ESET.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| rarlab | winrar | to 7.13 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
| dtsearch | dtsearch | to 2023.01 (exc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-35 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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Meta Information
CVE Publication Date:
2025-08-08
CVE Last Modified Date:
2025-10-30
Report Generation Date:
2026-01-28
AI Powered Q&A Generation:
2025-08-08
EPSS Last Evaluated Date:
2026-01-26
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