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RARLAB WinRAR: WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

RARLAB WinRAR

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-08-12.

Why this severity: CVSS 8.4 (CNA, v4.0); actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

Started: Aug 12, 2025
Closed: Aug 12, 2025
CVE: CVE-2025-8088

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Updated Aug 12, 2025

Affected

See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

Fixed in

See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline1

Aug 12, 2025
CISA added CVE-2025-8088 to the KEV catalog (due 2025-09-02).

Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. CVSS from the CVE record (cvelistV5). Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record; verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier; many entries are older CVEs newly confirmed as exploited in 2025).

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