CVE-2025-6218 — RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2025-6218: RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | RARLAB |
| Product | WinRAR |
| Date added | 2025-12-09 |
| Due date | 2025-12-30 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user.
Required action (CISA)
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
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog