CVE-2022-30333
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.992 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2022-08-09remediate by 2022-08-30
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability
RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 4.3–9.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (7)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/linux/fileformat/unrar_cve_2022_30333UnRAR Path Traversal (CVE-2022-30333)weaponized · metasploit
- RakhithJK/CVE-2022-30333RakhithJK/CVE-2022-30333PoC · poc_in_github
- TheL1ghtVn/CVE-2022-30333-PoCTheL1ghtVn/CVE-2022-30333-PoCPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (13)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-pre-auth-rce-via-unrar-0day/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-30333/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022080036cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00022.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167989/Zimbra-UnRAR-Path-Traversal.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-04cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/RARLAB-UnRAR-directory-traversal-38417cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4773cnnvd
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