RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2025-8088 is fixed in 2 products on 2 platforms, first by WinRAR 7.13.0, released July 28, 2025. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 12, 2025, with known ransomware use. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| WinRAR | 7.13.0 | WinRAR 7.13.0 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Linux | |||
| clamav · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.5.4-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21831-1 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| clamav · sles 15.6 | 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| clamav · sles 15.7 | 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| clamav · sles 16.0 | 1.5.4-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23727-1 | Sep 11, 2026 |
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