CVE-2015-5663

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5663
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-30 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary3.7AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rarlab Winrar All beta_4 All All
Application Rarlab Winrar All beta_4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
JVN#64636058: WinRAR may insecurely load executable files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000199 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
WinRAR CVE-2015-5663 Executable Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
WinRAR SFX Module DLL Loading Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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