CVE-2018-20250 · netVigilance record NV22-0062

WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal

past due ransomware

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-08-15 · passed 4 years ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution

Who is affected

RARLAB WinRAR. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-36.

Timeline

2022-02-15
Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
2022-08-15
CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years ago

Sources

NVD entry for CVE-2018-20250 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250