Vulnerability Report

CVE-2025-6218

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: Rarlab Winrar RCE

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2025-6218

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Jun 21, 2025
Modified Date Dec 10, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
86.19%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-6218: 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.

Impacted Vendors

R
rarlab 1

Reference Links

https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/ https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/ https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218 https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2025-6218 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/skimask1690/CVE-2025-6218-POC
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GitHub https://github.com/speinador/CVE-2025-6218_WinRAR
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GitHub https://github.com/absholi7ly/CVE-2025-6218-WinRAR-Directory-Traversal-RCE
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.