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CVE-2018-20250: WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2018-20250
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution

CSIRTS triage

vendor: WinRARproduct: WinRARPath traversal
What
An absolute path traversal vulnerability can lead to remote code execution.
Who is affected
Users of WinRAR are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation.
Action
Upgrade to the latest version of WinRAR.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

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

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2018-20250coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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