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Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2023· Updated Oct 21, 2025

CVE-2023-38831

CVE-2023-38831

Description

RARLAB WinRAR before 6.23 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a ZIP archive. The issue occurs because a ZIP archive may include a benign file (such as an ordinary .JPG file) and also a folder that has the same name as the benign file, and the contents of the folder (which may include executable content) are processed during an attempt to access only the benign file. This was exploited in the wild in April through October 2023.

Affected products

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  • RARLAB/WinRARdescription

Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

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News mentions

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