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RARLAB
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RARLAB, a software development company known for its file archivers, has experienced significant security vulnerabilities in its products, highlighting potential weaknesses in its security posture and update processes.
PROFILE
Categorysoftware developmentWhat they doRARLAB develops file archivers, specifically WinRAR and RAR, which are widely used for compressing and extracting files.
Websitehttps://www.rarlab.com/ ↗
SECURITY POSTURE
RARLAB has faced multiple security vulnerabilities, indicating a potential lack of robust security practices and updates.
Notable failures
- CVE-2018-20250
- CVE-2023-38831
- CVE-2022-30333
- CVE-2025-8088
- CVE-2025-6218
Patterns: Repeated unpatched vulnerabilities in file archivers; Lack of auto-updates leading to prolonged exposure to vulnerabilities
FAILURE HISTORY · 5
| DATE | EVENT | SEV | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-15 | CVE-2018-20250 | critical | WinRAR's path traversal vulnerability allowed remote code execution and has been actively exploited in ransomware attacks, demonstrating a critical failure to control user input and validate file paths. |
| 2023-08-24 | CVE-2023-38831 | critical | RARLAB WinRAR contained an unpatched code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild by ransomware actors. |
| 2022-08-09 | CVE-2022-30333 | critical | RARLAB UnRAR on Linux/UNIX allows attackers to write arbitrary files during extraction due to a directory traversal vulnerability. |
| 2025-12-09 | CVE-2025-6218 | high | WinRAR RCE |
| 2025-08-12 | CVE-2025-8088 | high | WinRAR RCE due to path traversal |
SENTIMENT · TRUSTED SOURCES
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RARLAB faced severe fallout due to a critical RCE vulnerability exploited by threat actors, though the provided sources lack direct commentary on RARLAB's response or reputation, focusing instead on t
Severe fallout due to critical RCE vulnerability exploited by threat actors.
"WinRAR Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability leads to Remote Code Execution"
Severe fallout due to zero-day exploited by threat actors.
"A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR, cataloged as CVE-2025-8088, is being actively exploited in the wild by RomCom, a Russia-aligned threat actor."
Neutral; source is a general advisory database with no commentary on RARLAB.
Neutral; source is a general CVE database with no commentary on RARLAB.
Severe fallout due to zero-day exploited in phishing attacks.
"A recently patched WinRAR vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was used in live phishing campaigns to install RomCom backdoors."
Neutral; source is a general CVE tracking page with no commentary on RARLAB.
Neutral; source is a general CVE database with no commentary on RARLAB.
DOSSIER SOURCES
- Yamazen (TYO:8051) Company Profile & Description - Stock Analysis · stockanalysis.com
- Rocket Lab (RKLB) Company Profile & Description - Stock Analysis · stockanalysis.com
- Peter Beck - Forbes · www.forbes.com
- CVE-2025-60835 | Tenable® · www.tenable.com
- 7-Zip Critical Flaw: Update to 26.02 Now - tbreak.com · tbreak.com
- GitLab Advisory Database (GLAD) · advisories.gitlab.com
Open questions: How has RARLAB addressed the noted security failures? · What are the current security practices at RARLAB?
DOSSIER · dex-RAG synthesis · grounded in our own collection + trusted sourcesbuilt 2026-07-23 03:43:15.728734+00:00