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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2025-6218

RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

RARLAB / WinRAR · 7.11 (64-bit)

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
90.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2025-6218 is an unauthenticated RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

RARLAB / WinRAR 7.11 (64-bit).

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

RARLAB Affected
WinRAR
7.11 (64-bit)
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Published
21 Jun 2025
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required

Tags

cisa

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6218
  • vendor-provided URL win-rar.com · Vendor Advisory https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2...
  • ZDI-25-409 zerodayinitiative.com · CVE Record https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 10:45 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:04 UTC
Daily CyberSecurity 2026-06-10 02:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

7.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

90.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

Recent mention · Daily CyberSecurity

Critical Veeam Backup Vulnerability Exposed

A critical Veeam Backup vulnerability threatens enterprise backup servers running older software versions. This severe flaw allows authenticated The post Critical Veeam Backup Vulnerability Exposed appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. Related posts: CVE-2025-6218: WinRAR...

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 02:20 UTC

    KEV confirmed by Daily CyberSecurity

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 14:04 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 10:45 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 00:09 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 21:51 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2025-6218",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.90479,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}