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CVE-2025-8088

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published8/8/2025

Last Modified10/30/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorRARLAB

ProductWinRAR

Vulnerability NameRARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-08-12

Remediation Due Date2025-09-02

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

dtsearch:dtsearchmicrosoft:windowsrarlab:winrar

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-35

References

https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5(security@eset.com)

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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