CVE-2025-6218 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 90.5% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-12-30.
Description
RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 90.48% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-12-30 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-06-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-12-09 |
| Due | 2025-12-30 |
| Vendor / product | RARLAB / WinRAR |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| rarlab | winrar |
References
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/
- https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/
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