{
  "id": "CVE-2025-6218",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2025-6218",
  "published": "2025-06-21T01:15:29.123Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T10:01:24.380Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.0",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "trendmicro.com",
  "epss": 0.90479,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99799,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2025-12-09",
    "due": "2025-12-30",
    "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.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=b5165454d983fc9717bc8748901a64f9 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "RARLAB"
  ],
  "products": [
    "RARLAB WinRAR"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "description": "RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of file paths within archive files. A crafted file path can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27198.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": null,
    "cvss_v30": 7.8
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=276&cHash=388885bd3908a40726f535c026f94eb6",
      "tags": [
        "Release Notes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-409/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://foresiet.com/blog/apt-c-08-winrar-directory-traversal-exploit/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-6218",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.secpod.com/blog/archive-terror-dissecting-the-winrar-cve-2025-6218-exploit-apt-c-08s-stealth-move/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6218",
  "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."
    }
  ]
}