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.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00'}


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References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Rarlab
Rarlab winrar
Vendors & Products Rarlab
Rarlab winrar

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR
Weaknesses CWE-35
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ESET

Published: 2025-08-08T11:11:41.842Z

Updated: 2025-08-15T15:49:47.629Z

Reserved: 2025-07-23T15:35:47.170Z

Link: CVE-2025-8088

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-15T15:49:47.629Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-08-08T12:15:29.343

Modified: 2025-08-15T16:15:30.737

Link: CVE-2025-8088

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