CVE-2025-8088

high-risk
Published 2025-08-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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7.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Rarlab Dtsearch

References (7)

Release Notes https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=283&cHas...
Press/Media Coverage https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/high-severity-winrar-0-day-exploited-fo...
Third Party Advisory https://support.dtsearch.com/faq/dts0245.htm
Third Party Advisory https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-detect-winrar-zero-day
Mitigation https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-8088-mitigate-winrar-zero-day-us...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-...
Press/Media Coverage https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/update-winrar-tools-now-romcom-a...
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high-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low