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CVE-2022-43650: rarlab winrar Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
Published 29-03-2023Last modified 12-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43650 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in rarlab winrar. EPSS estimates a 23.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
23.04%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of RARLAB WinRAR 6.11.0.0. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19232.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

23.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 23.04% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
23.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rarlab1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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