CVE-2025-8088

Published Aug 8, 2025

Last updated 5 months ago

Exploit known CVSS high 8.4

WinRAR

Overview

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: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
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          {
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            "versionEndExcluding": "7.13",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      },
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
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            "matchCriteriaId": "A2572D17-1DE6-457B-99CC-64AFD54487EA",
            "vulnerable": false
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  },
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "3658938E-7249-4ADE-8DCF-7B69A80D9221",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2023.01",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      },
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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            "vulnerable": false
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "AND"
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

Social media

Configurations

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