Vulnerability
CVE-2025-8088
RARLAB WinRAR: path traversal leading to code execution
Most severe levelNo level of its own
Official data
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 · high
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 - Weakness
- CWE-35
- EPSS
- 94.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs
- CISA KEV catalogue
- Yes, since 12 August 2025 · used in ransomware campaigns
Sources: NVD (CVSS, weakness, publication), FIRST (EPSS), CISA (KEV catalogue).
Data read on 4 November 2026.
Timeline
- 8 August 2025Published on NVD
- 12 August 2025Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
In DefenceLevel briefings2 days
- 4 November 2026Worth watching
- 29 January 2026Worth watching
Last 12 months.
The full analysis is in the briefingThe full analysis is in your archive
Why it matters now, who is affected and what to do: every day at 05:00 UTC, for subscribers.Why it matters, who is affected and what to do, as in the daily briefing.
More exploited RARLAB vulnerabilities