What is CVE-2022-48579?

CVE-2022-48579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-48579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar

CVE-2022-48579

UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.

Published 2023-08-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rarlab Unrar

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

github.com/pmachapman/unrar/commit/2ecab6bb5ac4f3b88f270218445496662020205f (Patch)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00023.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48579?: CVE-2022-48579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rarlab Unrar, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-48579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.