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CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWinRAR· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 90%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score90.5%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 90.5% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Dec 9, 2025
Remediation Due
Dec 30, 2025
308 days overdue
Notes
https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=b5165454d983fc9717bc8748901a64f9
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WinRAR· Rarlab
95%
v < 7.127.11 (64-bit)
Affected range stops below 7.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Vendor AdvisoryRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6
x_research-advisoryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHzdi
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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