# CVE-2025-6218

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-6218
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-12-09; CISA due date 2025-12-30
- EPSS: 90.48%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 6 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2025-06-27)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-12-10)
- Weakness: CWE-22
- Published: 2025-06-21

## Affected versions

- RARLAB WinRAR: affected 7.11 (64-bit)

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [advisory] https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/
- [advisory] https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6
- [advisory] https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218
- [advisory] https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/

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