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CVE-2022-30333 — RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.

CVSS
EPSS
92.80% (top 0.20%)
CWE
Published
2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:40.223Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-08-09
BOD 22-01 due
2022-08-30
Ransomware use
Known

01What is this vulnerability?

RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-08-09. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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