CVE-2022-30333 KEV
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 99.1% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-30.
Description
RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 99.09% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-08-30 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2022-05-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-08-09 |
| Due | 2022-08-30 |
| Vendor / product | RARLAB / UnRAR |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| linux | linux kernel |
| opengroup | unix |
| rarlab | unrar |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167989/Zimbra-UnRAR-Path-Traversal.html
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-pre-auth-rce-via-unrar-0day/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-04
- https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
- https://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167989/Zimbra-UnRAR-Path-Traversal.html
- https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-pre-auth-rce-via-unrar-0day/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-04
- https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
- https://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-30333
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