CVE-2025-8088

unknown KEV

Published 2025-08-12 · Modified 2025-08-12

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.5

Description

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files.

CISA KEV

Vendor: RARLAB
Product: WinRAR
Due date: 2025-09-02

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

References

https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8088

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.