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title: "CVE-2025-6218: RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote… | CubePath"
description: "RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6218
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# CVE-2025-6218: RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote… | CubePath

## Description

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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by zdi. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6218)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.0 High 7.8

Score published by zdi in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.90479 (90.5% probability)

Percentile

99.8%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Dec 9, 2025

Federal due date

Dec 30, 2025

### CISA assessment as of Dec 10, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- RARLAB WinRAR

  - affected: 7.11 (64-bit)

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [ZDI-25-409](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/)  (zerodayinitiative.com)
- [vendor-provided URL](https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx%5Fttnews%5Btt%5Fnews%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6)  (win-rar.com) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jun 17, 2025
2. Record published Jun 21, 2025
3. Added to CISA KEV Dec 9, 2025
4. Record last updated Feb 26, 2026

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