# Rarlab vulnerabilities

> Rarlab has 38 published vulnerabilities across 4 products in our catalogue. 4 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are using them now. The most affected product is Winrar, with 22. If you run Rarlab software, patch the exploited flaws first.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/rarlab

## At a glance

- **Published vulnerabilities:** 38
- **Known to be exploited:** 4
- **Products:** 4
- **Versions:** 93
- **Most recently added to the known-exploited list:** [CVE-2025-8088](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2025-8088), 12 August 2025. We keep watching the list.

## Which Rarlab products have the most vulnerabilities?

- [Winrar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/winrar): 22 published vulnerabilities, 61 versions
- [Unrar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/unrar): 14 published vulnerabilities, 9 versions
- [Far Manager](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/far_manager): 1 published vulnerability, 3 versions
- [Rar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/rar): 1 published vulnerability, 20 versions

Each product page lists its own known-exploited flaws.

## Which Rarlab vulnerabilities are being exploited?

4 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited, newest first:

- [CVE-2025-8088](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2025-8088): RARLAB WinRAR Path Traversal Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 95%, known exploited since 12 August 2025.
- [CVE-2023-38831](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-38831): RARLAB WinRAR Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 24 August 2023.
- [CVE-2022-30333](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-30333): RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.5, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 9 August 2022.
- [CVE-2018-20250](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-20250): WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 96%, known exploited since 15 February 2022.

## Which Rarlab flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast (the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days):

- [CVE-2023-38831](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-38831): >99%, High (CVSS 7.8), known exploited
- [CVE-2022-30333](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-30333): >99%, High (CVSS 7.5), known exploited
- [CVE-2018-20250](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-20250): 96%, High (CVSS 7.8), known exploited
- [CVE-2025-8088](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2025-8088): 95%, High (CVSS 8.8), known exploited
- [CVE-2018-20251](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-20251): 31%, Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-43650](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-43650): 23%, High (CVSS 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-40477](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2023-40477): 11%, High (CVSS 7.8)
- [CVE-2004-1254](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2004-1254): 10%, Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0234](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2004-0234): 10%, Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-6706](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2012-6706): 10%, Critical (CVSS 9.8)

## All Rarlab products we track

4 products with at least one tracked version, most vulnerabilities first:

- [Winrar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/winrar): 22 vulnerabilities, 61 versions
- [Unrar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/unrar): 14 vulnerabilities, 9 versions
- [Far Manager](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/far_manager): 1 vulnerability, 3 versions
- [Rar](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/rarlab/rar): 1 vulnerability, 20 versions

## Questions

### How many vulnerabilities does Rarlab have?

Our catalogue lists 38 published vulnerabilities across 4 products and 93 versions from Rarlab. The most recent Rarlab flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2025-8088, on 12 August 2025.

### Which Rarlab vulnerabilities are being exploited?

4 Rarlab vulnerabilities are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2025-8088, CVE-2023-38831 and CVE-2022-30333. The full list is on this page.

### Which Rarlab product has the most vulnerabilities?

Winrar, with 22 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

### How do I get alerts for new Rarlab vulnerabilities?

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