CVE-2025-8088: RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on , 4 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 94.5%
EPSS score, percentile 99.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 8.4 High
CVSS v4.0 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA deadline . Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 7.12 and earlier
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: .
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8088
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 7.12 and earlier |
Versions not listed are: unknown.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of .
- CISA added CVE-2025-8088 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 12 Aug 2025.
- CISA marks it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 2 Sep 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 8 Aug 2025, 4 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.4 (High), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.5% (percentile 99.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of ; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of ; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of . About the data.
Description
Path traversal vulnerability in 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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of . About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-35: Path traversal
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-549: Local Execution of Code
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
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References
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- CVE-2018-20250: WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability