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CVE-2015-5663· NVD / CVE Program· CNA jpcert

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name simi

The file-execution functionality in WinRAR before 5.30 beta 5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file with a name similar to an extensionless filename that was selected by the user.

HighCVSS 7.4 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 30, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 59th percentile
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Action score

29

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
rarlabwinrar

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rarlab winrarup to 5.30 inclusive

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    91Now
  • CVE-2023-38831RARLAB WinRAR before 6.23 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a ZIP archive.KEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2018-20250In WinRAR versions prior to and including 5.61, There is path traversal vulnerability when crafting the filename field of the ACE format (inKEV
    90Now
  • CVE-2025-6218RARLAB WinRAR Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV
    88Now
  • CVE-2004-1254WinRAR 3.40, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing a file with a long f
    43Plan
  • CVE-2008-7144Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in RARLAB WinRAR before 3.71 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to crafted (1) ACE, (2) ARJ
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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