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GHSA-7V9Q-J964-43QC

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

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.

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

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

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-36 - Absolute Path Traversal

Assigner

checkpoint

References

9 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE	x_refsource_MISC
https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-e…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html	x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLA…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

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

Date Public

2019-02-05 00:00

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Nomenclature

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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.
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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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GHSA-7V9Q-J964-43QC

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

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