CVE-2025-8088
Path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR
- Published
- Aug 8, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- ESET
- Evidence observed
- Aug 12, 2025
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
28Proof-of-concept exploit generator for WinRAR path traversal (CVE-2025-8088), crafting malicious RAR archives with ADS payloads for extraction to arbitrary folders.
- CVE-2025-8088-WinRAR-Zero-Day-Path-TraversalInformational
An engaging walkthrough on uncovering, patching, and securing the WinRAR CVE-2025-8088 with a hands-on hacker’s twist.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-8088, a WinRAR path traversal vulnerability enabling arbitrary code execution via crafted RAR archives. Includes a Python script with configurable decoy, payload, and drop paths for authorized security testing.
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