CVE-2017-12938

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p87

Published

Aug 18, 2017 (Aug 18, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

Vendors: rarlab
Products: unrar
Weakness: CWE-22
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.0%)

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