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CVE-2025-6218

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.89416
Risk score
56.3
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2025-06-21
Modified
2026-02-26
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2025-28706, GHSA-8X66-X5GF-2PC8
Products
RARLAB:WinRAR, Win-Rar:WinRAR 7.11 (64-bit)
Sources
cisa.gov CVE-2025-6218
euvd EUVD-2025-28706

Description

RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198.

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