CVE-2025-8088
RARLAB
CVSS 8.8 HighKEV
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published: 2025-08-08T12:15:29.343
- Vendors: RARLAB
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.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
- CVE-2025-8088 (CVSS 8.8)
Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
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How to fix CVE-2025-8088
CVE-2025-8088 is a high severity vulnerability affecting RARLAB the affected product.
Description: 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. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-2025-8088 (CVSS 8.8)Recently Exploited Similar […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: 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. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-2025-8088 (CVSS 8.8)Recently Exploited Similar […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
MEDIUM
Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
Public Exploits: May be available
KEV Status: This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild!
Vulnerability Timeline
Aug 08, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
KEV
Added to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA confirmed active exploitation in the wild
Oct 28, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.