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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2025-6218

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 6/20/2025 9:15:29 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198.
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
CWE-22
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/