# CVE-2017-12938: UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the .

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-18 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

UnRAR before 5.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass a directory-traversal protection mechanism via vectors involving a symlink to the . directory, a symlink to the .. directory, and a regular file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/290

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