What is CVE-2025-8088?

CVE-2025-8088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dtsearch, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-8088?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-8088 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-8088 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-08-12), indicating it is being actively exploited. 69 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in Dtsearch

CVE-2025-8088

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.

Published 2025-08-08 · last modified 2026-08-11.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.945 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.941 · newest: 0.945 · change: +0.005

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-35 — Path Traversal: '.../...//'

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2025-08-12. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2025-09-02.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.win-rar.com/singlenewsview.html (Release Notes)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Press/Media Coverage)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mitigation, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Press/Media Coverage)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8088?: CVE-2025-8088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dtsearch, classified under Path Traversal: '.../...//'. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-8088?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-8088 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2025-8088 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-08-12), indicating it is being actively exploited. 69 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.