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Critical 1 exploited CVE USN-7349-1 2 CVEs

rar vulnerabilities

Published Mar 12, 2025 · Updated Oct 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or
automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR
archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333)

It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If
a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted
RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS rar 2:6.23-1~20.04.1
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS rar 2:6.23-1~22.04.1

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2022-30333 Exploited · Ransomware Public exploit EPSS 99%

    RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) …

    KEV Aug 9, 2022
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-40477 Public exploit EPSS 11%

    RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    RARLAB WinRAR Recovery Volume Improper Validation of Array Index 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…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30333
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40477