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CVE-2022-30333

Published: May 9, 2022Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
99.0%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Aug 9, 2022
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22CWE-59

Affected Products

n/an/a
unrarrarlab
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
rarlabcommercialConsumer Softwareaka winrar, rar, unrar
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
and 3 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Aug 9, 2022
Remediation due:Aug 30, 2022
Ransomware:Known ransomware use

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm
rarlab.com
https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
rarlab.com
https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-pre-auth-rce-via-unrar-0day/
blog.sonarsource.com
and 16 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 9, 2022
Added to CISA KEV
Aug 9, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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