CVE-2018-20250

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.

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Severity
HIGH
CVSS base score
7.8
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS probability
93.46%
CISA KEV
Known exploited vulnerability
CWE
CWE-36
Published
2019-02-05
Last modified
2026-08-13

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