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RARLAB WinRAR

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CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2025-12-30
316 days past due
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)90.5% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing171 days (2025-06-21 → 2025-12-09)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)21 days
Days on the KEV list337 days
Date added to KEV2025-12-09
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorRARLAB
ProductWinRAR
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-22

RARLAB: 5 entries (0.3% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

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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

Other KEV entries for this vendor: RARLAB

RARLAB - Vendors with KEV entries

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