# CVE-2025-8088: 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.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8088
- Priority: Patch now
- CVSS: 8.4
- EPSS: 0.9401
- CISA KEV: listed Aug 12, 2025, federal due date Sep 2, 2025, known ransomware use
- Exploited (vendor report): yes
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 8, 2025
- Weakness: CWE-35: Path traversal
- Vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8088

## 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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | WinRAR | 7.13.0 | [WinRAR 7.13.0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/windows-app/rarlab.winrar-7.13.0.md) | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Linux | clamav opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.5.4-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21831-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21831-1.md) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Linux | clamav sles 15.6 | 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-4180-1.md) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Linux | clamav sles 15.7 | 1.5.4-150600.18.31.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:4180-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-4180-1.md) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Linux | clamav sles 16.0 | 1.5.4-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23727-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23727-1.md) | Sep 11, 2026 |

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