# CVE-2025-8088

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-8088
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2025-08-12; CISA due date 2025-09-02; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 94.01%
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 30 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2025-08-10)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-08-11)
- Weakness: CWE-35
- Published: 2025-08-08

## Affected versions

- win.rar GmbH WinRAR: affected <= 7.12

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

## References

- [other] https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHash=a64b4a8f662d3639dec8d65f47bc93c5
- [other] https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability/#the-discovery-of-cve-2025-8088
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8088
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo
- [other] https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
- [other] https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups/

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