CVE-2014-125119

Description

A filename spoofing vulnerability exists in WinRAR when opening specially crafted ZIP archives. The issue arises due to inconsistencies between the Central Directory and Local File Header entries in ZIP files. When viewed in WinRAR, the file name from the Central Directory is displayed to the user, while the file from the Local File Header is extracted and executed. An attacker can leverage this flaw to spoof filenames and trick users into executing malicious payloads under the guise of harmless files, potentially leading to remote code execution.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-07-24 | Published 2025-07-25 | Updated 2026-05-14 | Assigner VulnCheck

Problem types

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Product status

Credits

chr1x finder

References

www.rarlab.com/vuln_zip_spoofing_4.20.html vendor-advisory

an7isec.blogspot.com/...ar-file-extension-spoofing-0day.html technical-description exploit

raw.githubusercontent.com/...eformat/winrar_name_spoofing.rb exploit

web.archive.org/...ps://www.intelcrawler.com/report_2603.pdf technical-description

web.archive.org/...625054244/http://intelcrawler.com/news-15 technical-description media-coverage

www.vulncheck.com/advisories/winrar-filename-spoofing-rce third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2014-125119)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2014-125119)

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