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CVE-2025-6218

N/ACISA KEV

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published6/21/2025

Last Modified12/10/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorRARLAB

ProductWinRAR

Vulnerability NameRARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-12-09

Remediation Due Date2025-12-30

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windowsrarlab:winrar

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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