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CVE-2025-8088
HIGH · CVSS 8.4 · Analyzed
Published: 2025-08-08 · Updated: 2026-08-11 · Source: NVD
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Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 8.4 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 4.0
- CVSS 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-35
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Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- RARLAB · WinRAR
- Added to catalog
- 2025-08-12
- 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.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2025-09-02
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Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 7.13
cpe:2.3:a:dtsearch:dtsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 2023.01
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
Release Notes
- https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/
Press/Media Coverage
- https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo
Mitigation · Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088
US Government Resource
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088
Press/Media Coverage