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CVE-2025-6218 - RARLAB WinRAR

AI Vulnerability Context

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...

Overview

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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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Vulnerability status

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CISA KEVHIGH
CVE ID
CVE-2025-6218
Vendor/project
RARLAB
Product
WinRAR
Vulnerability name
RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
Date added
2025-12-09
Due date
2025-12-30
Known ransomware campaign use
Unknown
CVSS v3
7.8
CWE-22

Exploit context

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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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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilitiesData feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feedsCataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogData repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-datazdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comhttps://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/