RARLAB UnRAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2022-30333)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-08-09 · CVE-2022-30333
RARLAB UnRAR on Linux and UNIX contains a directory traversal vulnerability, allowing an attacker to write to files during an extract (unpack) operation. CISA added CVE-2022-30333 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug 9, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild. CISA reports known use in ransomware campaigns.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Aug 30, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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