CVE-2025-8088: listed in the CISA KEV catalog

CVE-2025-8088 · CVSS 8.8 HIGH · EPSS 94% · KEV 2025-08-12 · patch available

A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.

Is CVE-2025-8088 exploited?

• Listed in the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-08-12.
• Federal remediation due 2025-09-02.
• Past that date by 393 days.
• EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 94%.
• Public exploit code: none found in monitored sources.

Which products and versions are affected?

• win.rar GmbH · WinRAR · 0 - 7.12
• dtsearch · dtsearch · < 2023.01

Is there a patch?

• dtsearch 2023.01

What PlainSec published about CVE-2025-8088

• Gamaredon Builds Persistence Through Cloud and WinRAR Abuse (2026-06-30)
• WinRAR Patched, But Ukraine Is Still Getting Hit (2026-06-10)
• WinRAR Archive Exploit Becomes a Persistent Spy Foothold (2026-05-17)
• 90 Zero-Days Hit Enterprise Security and Networking Devices (2026-03-07)

Primary sources

• NVD record
• CISA KEV catalog

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-09-18.