CVE-2018-202507.8HighCWE-36

CVE-2018-20250: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WinRAR vulnerability

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · WinRAR

Affected: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. WinRAR · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 15 Feb 2022

Known ransomware use

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

ExploitationIn CISA KEV

In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue15 Feb 2022
Exploited (reported): not seen
Scanning observed: not seen
Proof of concept public: not seen
Not established: not seen

96.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

7.8HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (in UNACEV2.dll). When the filename field is manipulated with specific patterns, the destination (extraction) folder is ignored, thus treating the filename as an absolute path.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. · WinRARAll versions prior and including 5.61

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Exploitation: Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
CISA KEV: Listed since 15 Feb 2022 · known ransomware use · catalogue entry
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Absolute Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Published: February 2019
Band: Exploited in the wild, February 2019

What changed

5 Nov
CISA’s KEV entry now notes known ransomware use CISA
15 Feb 2022
CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA

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