CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

RARLAB — WinRAR

Added to KEV catalog: 9 December 2025
Federal remediation due date: 30 December 2025
Weakness classification (CWE): CWE-22

CISA Description

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user.

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.

Notes

https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=b5165454d983fc9717bc8748901a64f9 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218

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