CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-8088
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.
Known exploited
CISA KEV
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"WinRAR","vendor":"win.rar GmbH","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"7.12","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.4,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"ACTIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIG…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-35","description":"CWE-35 Path traversal","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Known exploitation assertions
2 source assertions{"cwes":["CWE-35"],"dateAdded":"2025-08-12","dueDate":"2025-09-02","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8088","product":"WinRAR","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","shortDescription":"RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. T…
- cisa_kev_jsonknown_exploitedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:ee55c7ef681cf909e1e3a71362e89cfaab8905a82818305cf64ad545ed087801 · sha256:16acee8334e59e44… · /vulnerabilities/260Open source location →
{"cwes":["CWE-35"],"dateAdded":"2025-08-12","dueDate":"2025-09-02","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8088","product":"WinRAR","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","shortDescription":"RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. T…
- cisa_kev_jsonknown_exploitedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:8a80db2b82c2bee1a86c246c0d6eed47ad9350781ce27acd70a615e09ccc0b6d · sha256:635dff916c4092c0… · /vulnerabilities/263Open source location →
Source references
7 source assertions{"url":"https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/"}
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{"url":"https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/adp/1/references/2
{"tags":["government-resource"],"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/adp/0/references/1
{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/adp/1/references/0
{"url":"https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/adp/1/references/1
{"tags":["technical-description"],"url":"https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"url":"https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:36622122a335d674b3476d330b31d160866353f129c10513ef111e2fb26f5226 · sha256:0060756a129380c5… · /containers/cna/references/0
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