CVE-2025-8088

Published Aug 8, 2025

Last updated 8 months ago

WinRAR

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-8088 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild. It was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET. The vulnerability was exploited in phishing attacks to deliver RomCom malware. The attackers can trick the program into saving a file in a different location than the user intended, such as the computer's Startup folder. This allows the attackers to execute their own code. WinRAR patched the vulnerability in version 7.13.

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.
Source: security@eset.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: winrar, dtsearch

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.4
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Aug 12, 2025
Exploit action due: Sep 2, 2025
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weaknesses

security@eset.com: CWE-35

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 19

Configurations

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References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.