WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution

cat cve-2018-20250.json

Vendor: RARLAB
Product: WinRAR
CVSS: 7.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 96.3%
Status: kevransomware use
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): August 15, 2022
Published: February 15, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250

WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-02-15. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-08-15.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.