RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability

RARLAB WinRAR

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-12-09 (federal deadline 2025-12-30).

First seen: 9 Dec 2025
Last update: 9 Dec 2025, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2025-6218
Source: CISA KEV

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## RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability
Severity: high, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: RARLAB WinRAR
Ids: CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. Added to CISA KEV on 2025-12-09 (federal deadline 2025-12-30).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for RARLAB WinRAR. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2025-6218") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218 https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=b5165454d983fc9717bc8748901a64f9
https://pwned.coffee/i/rarlab-winrar-path-traversal-vulnerability-cve-2025-6218

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