Actively exploited in the wild
RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
RARLAB - WinRAR · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2025-08-12. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CVE-2025-8088
HighCVSS 8.8KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk100th percentile - higher than 100% of all known CVEs
Summary
WinRAR for Windows has a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute malicious code on the victim's machine, potentially leading to system compromise and data theft.
Recommendation
Update WinRAR to the latest version and avoid opening archives from untrusted sources.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.