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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-m2ca-cwwa-mqcc |
| Aliases |
CVE-2025-6218
|
| Summary | RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | None |
| Weighted Severity | None |
| Risk | None |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-6218 | ||
| singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6 | https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6 | |
| ZDI-25-409 | https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/ |
| Data source | KEV |
|---|---|
| Date added | Dec. 9, 2025 |
| Description | RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. |
| 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. |
| Due date | Dec. 30, 2025 |
| Note | https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=b5165454d983fc9717bc8748901a64f9 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
| Percentile | 0.8942 |
| EPSS Score | 0.04756 |
| Published At | April 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02T21:50:27.745482+00:00 | EPSS Importer | Import | https://epss.cyentia.com/epss_scores-current.csv.gz | 38.1.0 |