CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

CVE-2025-6218 is fixed in WinRAR on 1 platform by WinRAR 7.12.0 (version 7.12.0), released June 23, 2025. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 9, 2025. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

Patch nowCISA KEV

CVSS

7.8

No vendor severity

Exploitation

Exploited

Reported by the vendor

CISA KEV

Dec 9, 2025

Federal due date Dec 30, 2025

EPSS

0.9048

99th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
WinRAR	7.12.0	WinRAR 7.12.0	Jun 23, 2025

Details

Published
June 21, 2025
Weakness
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218

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