high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2025-8088
RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2025-08-12. Federal due date: 2025-09-02.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rarlab | Winrar | before 7.13 |
| Dtsearch | Dtsearch | before 2023.01 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/
- https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088