On 2025-08-12, CISA added CVE-2025-8088 (RARLAB WinRAR) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Aug 12, 2025 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds RARLAB WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Aug 12, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 94.3%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2025-8088 (RARLAB WinRAR) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2025-08-12 [2].
Original Technical Description
RARLAB WinRAR contains a path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2025-8088 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.”
- [2]
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