CVE-2022-30333
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.
Published:May 9, 2022
Last Modified:Nov 3, 2025
EPS:May 9, 2022
EPSS Score:0.92046
CVSS Score:7.5
CISA Notification
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.
Required Action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes:
No extra notes provided.
Due Date
Aug 30, 2022
1473 days ago
Alert Date
Aug 9, 2022
1494 days ago
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Vendor
Opengroup
Product
Unix
Opengroup
Unix
Vendor
Rarlab
Product
Unrar
Rarlab
Unrar
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
