CVE-2025-6218
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.905 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSadded 2025-12-09remediate by 2025-12-30
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.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (6)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- speinador/CVE-2025-6218_WinRARspeinador/CVE-2025-6218_WinRARPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1375WinRAR: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2025-06-23csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in WinRAR ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0Patchcnnvd
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/cnnvd
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6enisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/enisa_euvd
- https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218US Government Resourcenvd
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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