Rarlab RAR App up to 7.11 Build 127 on Android com.rarlab.rar path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Rarlab RAR App up to 7.11 Build 127 on Android and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component com.rarlab.rar. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-14111. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor responded very professional: "This is the real vulnerability affecting RAR for Android only. WinRAR and Unix RAR versions are not affected. We already fixed it in RAR for Android 7.20 build 128 and we publicly mentioned it in that version changelog. (...) To avoid confusion among users, it would be useful if such disclosure emphasizes that it is RAR for Android only issue and WinRAR isn't affected."

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A vulnerability was found in Rarlab RAR App up to 7.11 Build 127 on Android. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component com.rarlab.rar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14111. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor responded very professional: "This is the real vulnerability affecting RAR for Android only. WinRAR and Unix RAR versions are not affected. We already fixed it in RAR for Android 7.20 build 128 and we publicly mentioned it in that version changelog. (...) To avoid confusion among users, it would be useful if such disclosure emphasizes that it is RAR for Android only issue and WinRAR isn't affected."

Upgrading to version 7.20 build 128 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-201506). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Not Affected

• Rarlab WinRAR
• Rarlab Unix RAR

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• Android App Software

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• Rarlab

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• RAR App

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• 7.11 Build 127

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Accepted

• Submit #697375: Rarlab RAR APP(com.rarlab.rar) <=V7.11.build127 Path Traversal (by Lu1u)

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