Summary iPlain-English security verdict for WinRAR, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
WinRAR currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 4 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2023-38831. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for WinRAR each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
2 of its known vulnerabilities are linked to ransomware campaigns (CISA KEV).
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2023-38831 HIGH exploited ransomware CWE-345 EPSS 98% → fixed in 6.23 CVE-2018-20250 HIGH exploited ransomware CWE-36 EPSS 96% → see advisory CVE-2025-6218 HIGH exploited Path traversal EPSS 81% → fixed in 7.12 CVE-2025-8088 HIGH exploited CWE-35 EPSS 81% → fixed in 7.13 CVE-2018-20251 MEDIUM CWE-693 EPSS 32% → see advisoryGet alerted about WinRAR
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Is WinRAR safe and patched?
WinRAR currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 4 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2023-38831. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
What should I do about WinRAR now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against RARLAB's official advisory. Some issues are under active exploitation, so treat this as urgent.
lifecycle unknown — needs latest supported version
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