CVE•Published 2025-08-08•Modified 2026-08-11•5 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-8088Rarlab · Winrar
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
100
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A path traversal vulnerability affecting the Windows version of WinRAR allows the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild and was discovered by Anton Cherepanov, Peter Košinár, and Peter Strýček from ESET.
Timeline
Published 2025-08-08
Modified 2026-08-11
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-8088Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Rarlab Winrar"All exposed Rarlab Winrar instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Winrar"HTTP body or banner mentions "Winrar" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-8088Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-8088Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-8088Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-8088GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-8088" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (8)
CVE-2025-80888 repos
Tencent/AI-Infra-GuardPython
A full-stack AI Red Teaming platform securing AI ecosystems via Agent Scan, Skills Scan, MCP scan, AI Infra scan and LLM jailbreak evaluation.
requie/AI-Red-Teaming-Guideunknown
A comprehensive guide to adversarial testing and security evaluation of AI systems, helping organizations identify vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.
eriksjolund/podman-networking-docsunknown
rootless Podman networking documentation with examples
sxyrxyy/CVE-2025-8088-WinRAR-Proof-of-Concept-PoC-Exploit-Python
CVE-2025-8088 WinRAR Proof of Concept (PoC-Exploit)
lsszz2100/VibeHackingJavaScript
A Collection of Repositories, Videos, Books, and Lecture Materials to Learn Security & Hacking with AI in a Fun Way
onlytoxi/CVE-2025-8088-Winrar-ToolPython
Advanced WinRAR Path Traversal Exploit Tool for CVE-2025-8088
ariffazil/arifOSPython
Independent policy kernel for AI agents: judge before execute. F1–F13 floors, VAULT999 receipts. Not a model. Not a chatbot.
hexsecteam/CVE-2025-8088-Winrar-ToolPython
A sophisticated GUI tool for creating malicious RAR archives that exploit the WinRAR path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) using ADS and RAR5 header manipulation.