CVE-2024-33899

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 80.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 29, 2024

Last Modified

June 20, 2025

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://sdushantha.medium.com/ansi-escape-injection-vulnerability-in-winrar-a2cbfac4b983
cve@mitrehttps://www.rarlab.com/rarnew.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sdushantha.medium.com/ansi-escape-injection-vulnerability-in-winrar-a2cbfac4b983
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.rarlab.com/rarnew.htm

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	unrar (1:6.1.5-1ubuntu0.1) @ jammy	2026-05-24	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-150

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-7350-1MEDIUM
UnRAR vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:40 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:40 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-24 03:48 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 03:48 UTCVendor advisory
2026-05-24 03:48 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-33899?

CVE-2024-33899 is a high vulnerability published on April 29, 2024. RARLAB WinRAR before 7.00, on Linux and UNIX platforms, allows attackers to spoof the screen output, or cause a denial of service, via ANSI escape sequences.

When was CVE-2024-33899 disclosed?

CVE-2024-33899 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 29, 2024, with the most recent update on June 20, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-33899 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-33899 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 80.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-33899?

CVE-2024-33899 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-33899?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-33899, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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