CVE-2022-48579: rarlab unrar Link Following
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48579DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48579DLA-3535-1
Published 07-08-2023Last modified 17-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-48579 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Link Following vulnerability in rarlab unrar. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 07-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
UnRAR before 6.2.3 allows extraction of files outside of the destination folder via symlink chains.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.84% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.84%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- unrar-nonfree< 1:5.6.6-1+deb10u3 | < 1:6.2.3-1
Rarlab1 product
- unrar< 6.2.3
Ubuntu1 product
- unrar-nonfreeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:5.6.6-2ubuntu0.1 | < 1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 3 products
