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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2022-30333

highCVSS 3.1 7.5In CISA KEVRansomwareEPSS 99%Published · n/a

The short answer

CVE-2022-30333 affects n/a n/a and is rated high (CVSS 7.5). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-09: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.

What it is

RARLAB UnRAR before 6.12 on Linux and UNIX allows directory traversal to write to files during an extract (aka unpack) operation, as demonstrated by creating a ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. NOTE: WinRAR and Android RAR are unaffected.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-59.

Severity

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Aug 9, 2022

Federal due date Aug 30, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

99%

Higher than 100% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2022-30333 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-30333 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-08-09, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-08-30. CISA lists it as used in ransomware campaigns.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30333?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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