CVE-2025-6218
RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 90.5%
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.
- Affected
- RARLAB · WinRAR
- CVSS v3.0 TRENDMICRO
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 90.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2025-12-09
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- Updated
- 2026-02-26
Proof-of-concept exploits (10)
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-ap…
- https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/
- absholi7ly/CVE-2025-6218-WinRAR-Directory-Traversal-RCE19★ · 2025-07-10
- ignis-sec/CVE-2025-621812★ · 2025-06-29
- mulwareX/CVE-2025-6218-POC10★ · 2025-07-03
- skimask1690/CVE-2025-6218-POC29★ · 2025-07-01
- speinador/CVE-2025-6218_WinRAR16★ · 2025-06-27
- tasox/rarADSExtractor1★ · 2025-09-02
- UnHackerEnCapital/BatiRaR7★ · 2026-03-14
- UnHackerEnCapital/PepRaR11★ · 2026-02-05
Security advisories
- https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-ap…
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409
- https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd390…