{
  "id": "CVE-2018-20250",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2018-20250",
  "published": "2019-02-05T20:29:00.243Z",
  "modified": "2026-08-13T05:17:17.910Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.96004,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99876,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-02-15",
    "due": "2022-08-15",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Check Point Software Technologies Ltd."
  ],
  "products": [
    "Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WinRAR"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-36",
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152618/RARLAB-WinRAR-ACE-Format-Input-Validation-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/winrar_ace",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106948",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/blau72/CVE-2018-20250-WinRAR-ACE",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://research.checkpoint.com/extracting-code-execution-from-winrar/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Press/Media Coverage",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46552/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46756/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-20250",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20250",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}