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.

EPSS: 0.007 (49.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Rarlab Unrar
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (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.