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CVE-2022-30333

RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

HighExploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run UnRAR, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Aug 30, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
UnRARRARLAB< 6.126.12KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-30333 scored CVSS 7.5: RARLAB UnRAR, RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched UnRAR systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2022-30333: RARLAB UnRAR, RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for RARLAB UnRAR. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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