CVE-2025-6218 | RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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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.

Published: 2025-06-21 Last update: 2025-12-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-6218 is rated Critical Active Threat (96.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.49%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-12-09) affecting RARLAB / WinRAR. a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +75.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

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CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-6218

Name: RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-12-09

Action due: 2025-12-30

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.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-6218

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-6218

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.69% 81.49% +75.80%
2 2026-06-07 6.55% 5.69% -0.86%
3 2026-06-05 — 6.55% —

Full EPSS history (45 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-6218

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-6218

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-6218

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2025-6218 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rar), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-6218

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-6218

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rarlab winrar < 7.12 cpe:2.3:a:rarlab:winrar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-6218

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