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.
Published: 2025-08-08
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: 94.5% High
KEV: Yes
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23983 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.
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:15:00 +0200


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0200


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Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0200


Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dtsearch
Dtsearch dtsearch
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dtsearch
Dtsearch dtsearch

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:30:00 +0200

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References

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:30:00 +0200


Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:45:00 +0200

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Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00'}


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0200

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References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rarlab
Rarlab winrar
Vendors & Products Rarlab
Rarlab winrar

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0200

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:30:00 +0200

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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.
Title Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR
Weaknesses CWE-35
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': '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'}


Subscriptions

Dtsearch Dtsearch
Microsoft Windows
Rarlab Winrar
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ESET

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T03:55:29.502Z

Reserved: 2025-07-23T15:35:47.170Z

Link: CVE-2025-8088

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-15T13:59:50.848Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-08T12:15:29.343

Modified: 2026-08-11T04:17:18.587

Link: CVE-2025-8088

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T13:47:26Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-35

    Path Traversal: '.../...//'