CVE-2025-8088

Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
July 23, 2025
Published Date
August 08, 2025
Last Updated
February 26, 2026
Vendor
win.rar GmbH
Product
WinRAR
Description
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.
Tags
cisa

CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0

8.4 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2026-06-01 10:38:35 UTC) Source

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CVE 2026-06-01 10:38:35 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel