Vulnerability in Rarlab Winrar
CVE-2015-5663
The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79666 (vdb-entry)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN64636058/index.html (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034881 (vdb-entry)
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000199 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5663?
- CVE-2015-5663 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Winrar, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2015-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5663?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.