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CVE-2018-20250

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability — WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution
Published: Feb 15, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability — WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution

🤖 AI Executive Summary

WinRAR versions before 5.61 contain an absolute path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious RAR archives. When a user extracts a specially crafted RAR file, the vulnerability enables remote code execution with the privileges of the user running WinRAR.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي نسخ WinRAR السابقة للإصدار 5.61 على ثغرة اجتياز مسار مطلق تسمح للمهاجمين بتنفيذ أكواد عشوائية من خلال إنشاء ملفات RAR ضارة. عند استخراج ملف RAR مصمم خصيصاً، تمكّن الثغرة من تنفيذ أكواد بعيدة بصلاحيات المستخدم الذي يقوم بتشغيل WinRAR.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

WinRAR versions before 5.61 contain an absolute path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious RAR archives. When a user extracts a specially crafted RAR file, the vulnerability enables remote code execution with the privileges of the user running WinRAR.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 26, 2026 14:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking government telecom energy healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediately update WinRAR to version 5.61 or later. Disable automatic extraction of RAR files from untrusted sources. Implement email gateway controls to block suspicious RAR attachments. Educate users to avoid extracting RAR files from unknown senders.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث WinRAR فوراً إلى الإصدار 5.61 أو أحدث. عطّل الاستخراج التلقائي لملفات RAR من مصادر غير موثوقة. طبّق عناصر تحكم بوابة البريد الإلكتروني لحجب مرفقات RAR المريبة. علّم المستخدمين تجنب استخراج ملفات RAR من مرسلين مجهولين.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.11.2.1 A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-5 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
RARLAB:WinRAR
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS93.46%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-08-15
Published 2022-02-15
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited ransomware
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