VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-48579
UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- rarlab/unrar
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/pmachapman/unrar/commit/2ecab6bb5ac4f3b88f270218445496662020205f#diff-ca3086f578522062d7e390ed2cd7e10f646378a8b8cbf287a6e4db5966df68eePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00023.html
- https://github.com/pmachapman/unrar/commit/2ecab6bb5ac4f3b88f270218445496662020205f#diff-ca3086f578522062d7e390ed2cd7e10f646378a8b8cbf287a6e4db5966df68eePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00023.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.