Path Traversal in Junrar

CVE-2026-28208

Junrar is an open source java RAR archive library. Prior to version 7.5.8, a backslash path traversal vulnerability in `LocalFolderExtractor` allows an attacker to write arbitrary files with attacker-controlled content anywhere on the file…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.120 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28208?
CVE-2026-28208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Junrar, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-28208?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.