RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

HIGH 8.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2025-8088 · Published 08/08/2025 · updated 11/08/2026

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 12/08/2025. Patch affected systems as an emergency. It is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dtsearch dtsearch	`< 2023.01`	`2023.01`
winrar rarlab	`< 7.13`	`7.13`

Description

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.

References

win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html · Release Notes
arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-for-weeks-by-2-groups · Press/Media Coverage
support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm · Third Party Advisory
vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day · Third Party Advisory
vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-using-srp-and-ifeo · Mitigation
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-and-others-exploiting-zero-day-vulnerability · Press/Media Coverage
CISA KEV · CVE-2025-8088

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