{
    "id": "CVE-2018-20250",
    "published": "2019-02-05 20:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-13 05:17:17",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-36",
    "description": "In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.",
    "epss_score": "0.96004",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99874",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-08-15",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:23:51",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-15."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "rarlab",
            "product": "winrar"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2018-20250",
        "date_added": "2022-02-15",
        "due_date": "2022-08-15",
        "vendor": "RARLAB",
        "product": "WinRAR",
        "name": "WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46756",
            "title": "RARLAB WinRAR 5.61 - ACE Format Input Validation Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-04-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46552",
            "title": "WinRAR 5.61 - Path Traversal",
            "date": "2019-02-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948",
        "https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE",
        "https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/",
        "https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948",
        "https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE",
        "https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/",
        "https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-20250"
    ]
}