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CVE-2018-20250 (GCVE-0-2018-20250)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-02-05 20:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

CISA

Summary

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-36 - Absolute Path Traversal

Assigner

checkpoint

References

URL

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.	WinRAR	Affected: All versions prior and including 5.61

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-02-15

Due date: 2022-08-15

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250

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GHSA-7V9Q-J964-43QC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:32 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31

Details

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-20250"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22",
      "CWE-36"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-02-05T20:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.",
  "id": "GHSA-7v9q-j964-43qc",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:37Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:32:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar"
    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html"
    },
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      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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FKIE_CVE-2018-20250

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-02-05 20:29 - Updated: 2025-10-31 22:07

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@checkpoint.com	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.com	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace	Third Party Advisory
cve@checkpoint.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.com	https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@checkpoint.com	https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/	Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
cve@checkpoint.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.com	https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html	Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/	Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html	Release Notes
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-20250	US Government Resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	rarlab	winrar	*

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GSD-2018-20250

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:22

Details

Aliases

CVE-2018-20250

Aliases

CVE-2018-20250

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CNVD-2019-04911

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2019-02-22

Title

WinRAR ACE文件验证逻辑绕过漏洞

Description

WinRAR是一款压缩包管理器，作为档案工具RAR在 Windows环境下的图形界面，可用于备份数据、压缩文件、解压RAR/ZIP等格式的文件、创建 RAR/ZIP 等格式的压缩文件，得到了较为广泛的应用。 WinRAR ACE文件存在验证逻辑绕过漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞将文件提取到有效执行代码的任意位置。

Severity

高

Patch Name

WinRAR ACE文件验证逻辑绕过漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

WinRAR是一款压缩包管理器，作为档案工具RAR在 Windows环境下的图形界面，可用于备份数据、压缩文件、解压RAR/ZIP等格式的文件、创建 RAR/ZIP 等格式的压缩文件，得到了较为广泛的应用。 WinRAR ACE文件存在验证逻辑绕过漏洞。攻击者可利用漏洞将文件提取到有效执行代码的任意位置。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

WinRAR厂商已发布新版本修复此漏洞，建议立即升级至最新版本： https://www.win-rar.com/download.html

Reference

https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/

Impacted products

Name
WinRAR WinRAR <70 Beta 1

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2018-20250 (GCVE-0-2018-20250)

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

GHSA-7V9Q-J964-43QC

FKIE_CVE-2018-20250

GSD-2018-20250

CNVD-2019-04911

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Nomenclature