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rar vulnerabilities
Type: advisorySources: OSV
It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333) It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)
- Products
- rar
- Affected versions
- 2:5.5.0-1, 2:5.5.0-1.1, 2:5.5.0-1build1
- Fixed versions
- 2:6.23-1~20.04.1, 2:6.23-1~22.04.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-30333, CVE-2023-40477
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:14 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain paths. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files outside of the targeted directory. (CVE-2022-30333) It was discovered that RAR incorrectly handled certain recovery volumes. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted RAR archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40477)
osv:USN-7349-1
rar
Fixed versions: 2:6.23-1~20.04.1
rar
Fixed versions: 2:6.23-1~22.04.1
Complete source record
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