CVE-2018-20252
N/A
Published: February 5, 2019 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWinRAR
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.60, there is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability during parsing of crafted ACE and RAR archive formats. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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