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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8088

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Aug 8, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 10, 2026 · RARLAB WinRAR

Patch now

CVE-2025-8088 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 2, 2025. Confirm RARLAB WinRAR against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
94.51%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe dtsearch/dtsearch · cpe rarlab/winrar · vendor RARLAB WinRAR

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe dtsearch/dtsearchversion unspecified
  • cpe rarlab/winrarversion unspecified
  • vendor RARLAB WinRARversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-8088

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-8088 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 2, 2025. Confirm RARLAB WinRAR against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-35. EPSS 94.51%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Cisco security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 8, 2025 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Aug 12, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Sep 2, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Aug 10, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-8088

    RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8088

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8088

    30-day exploitation probability 94.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 fr

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Cisco TalosVendor advisoryCVE-2025-8088

    Talos and Recorded Future identified UAT-6275 activity targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States. Recovered artifacts show additional interest in water resources and energy.

    blog.talosintelligence.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-8088

    RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.