VULNERABILITY

Rarlab WinRAR: WinRAR vulnerable to the symbolic link based 'Mark of the Web' check bypass (CVE-2025-31334)

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Rarlab WinRAR: WinRAR vulnerable to the symbolic link based 'Mark of the Web' check bypass (CVE-2025-31334)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/17/2025
Created
04/25/2025
Added
04/17/2025
Modified
04/25/2025

Description

Issue that bypasses the "Mark of the Web" security warning function for files when opening a symbolic link that points to an executable file exists in WinRAR versions prior to 7.11. If a symbolic link specially crafted by an attacker is opened on the affected product, arbitrary code may be executed.

Solution(s)

  • rarlab-winrar-upgrade-7_11

References

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