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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2025-6218 EUVD-2025-28706GHSA-8x66-x5gf-2pc8

RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Jun 21, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

Vendor: RARLAB Product: WinRAR

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
RARLAB WinRAR 7.11 (64-bit) —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 6 repositories

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