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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Analyzed - cve@mitre.org

Published

2022-05-09

Last modified

2026-10-01

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2022-08-09, action due 2022-08-30: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

CWE-22, CWE-59

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Unrar (Rarlab)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167989/Zimbra-UnRAR-Path-Traversal.html
• https://blog.sonarsource.com/zimbra-pre-auth-rce-via-unrar-0day/
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00022.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-04
• https://www.rarlab.com/rar/rarlinux-x32-612.tar.gz
• https://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-30333