WinRAR up to 7.12 Archive File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WinRAR up to 7.12. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-8088. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WinRAR up to 7.12. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Archive File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-35. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.

It is possible to read the advisory at win-rar.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8088 since 07/23/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 248462 (RARLAB WinRAR < 7.13 Directory Traversal (CVE-2025-8088)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 08/12/2025 with a due date of 09/02/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading to version 7.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (1020), Tenable (248462) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-23983). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-35 / CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 248462
Nessus Name: RARLAB WinRAR < 7.13 Directory Traversal (CVE-2025-8088)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WinRAR 7.13

Timelineinfo

07/23/2025 CVE reserved
08/08/2025 +16 days Advisory disclosed
08/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/03/2026 +179 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: win-rar.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8088 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-319247
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2025 15:26
Updated: 02/03/2026 14:58
Changes: 08/08/2025 15:26 (63), 08/08/2025 15:27 (3), 08/08/2025 15:38 (1), 08/09/2025 20:12 (2), 08/12/2025 11:27 (2), 08/12/2025 22:17 (9), 08/13/2025 08:29 (1), 08/14/2025 08:29 (11), 10/30/2025 17:00 (1), 02/03/2026 14:55 (2), 02/03/2026 14:58 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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