CVE-2018-20250

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Aug 13, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-36 CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 5, 2019
Last modified: Aug 13, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Feb 15, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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