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Analyzing the vulnerability landscape in Q3 2025

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()8 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2017-0199
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft Office and WordPad via crafted document files
7.899%KEVRansomwarePoC ×6
KEV
CVE-2017-11882
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Office via Legacy Equation Editor
7.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×10
KEV
CVE-2018-0802
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Office Equation Editor
7.893%KEVRansomwarePoC ×3
KEV
CVE-2019-13272
Local Privilege Escalation to Root in Linux Kernel ptrace (pkexec PTRACE_TRACEME)
7.852%KEVPoC ×5
KEV
CVE-2021-22555
Linux Kernel Netfilter Heap OOB Write Enables Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-22555)
7.879%KEVPoC ×5
KEV
CVE-2022-0847
Local Privilege Escalation ('Dirty Pipe') in the Linux Kernel
7.893%KEVPoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2023-38831
Code Execution in RARLAB WinRAR via Crafted ZIP File/Folder Name Confusion
7.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2025-6218
Directory Traversal RCE in RARLAB WinRAR
7.890%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2025-8088
WinRAR Path Traversal (CVE-2025-8088) Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
8.494%KEVRansomware
KEV

From the original article

8 min read at securelist.com

In the third quarter, attackers continued to exploit security flaws in WinRAR, while the total number of registered vulnerabilities grew again. In this report, we examine statistics on published vulnerabilities and exploits, the most common security issues impacting Windows and Linux, and the vulnerabilities being leveraged in APT attacks that lead to the launch of widespread C2 frameworks.

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By @Securelist · securelist.com

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