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High-risk WinRAR RCE vulnerability patched, update quickly! (CVE-2025-6218)

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()1 min read4 · 2 reads
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-6218
Directory Traversal RCE in RARLAB WinRAR
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A recently patched directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-6218) in WinRAR could be leveraged by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The vulnerability has been patched in WinRAR 7. 12 beta 1, released on June 10, 2025, and users are advised to upgrade to it as soon as possible.

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