CVE-2024-36052Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Screen spoofing via unfiltered archive comments

Published May 21, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

ANSI escape injection in console RAR and UnRAR in RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00 allows attackers to spoof archive listings on Windows. The console tools print attacker-controlled archive comments without filtering ESC characters, allowing terminal controls to hide genuine output and render a false file list. A victim must list a crafted archive in a terminal; the resulting display can disguise an executable as a benign document, while the GUI and UnRAR library remain unaffected.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.75%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

ANSI escape injection in console RAR and UnRAR in RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00 allows attackers to spoof archive listings on Windows. The console tools print attacker-controlled archive comments without filtering ESC characters, allowing terminal controls to hide genuine output and render a false file list. A victim must list a crafted archive in a terminal; the resulting display can disguise an executable as a benign document, while the GUI and UnRAR library remain unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-36052
Published
May 21, 2024
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
RARLAB
Product
WinRAR
Classifications
CWE-150, T1036.008
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.00

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

RARLAB · WinRARversion=0 <7.00

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
T1036.008Masquerading: Masquerade File Type

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