Is com.github.junrar:junrar affected by CVE-2026-28208?

Maven com.github.junrar:junrar is affected in <7.5.8.

Is CVE-2026-28208 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.7%.

medium

CVE-2026-28208

Q: Is CVE-2026-28208 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.7%.

Maven · com.github.junrar:junrar

Summary

Junrar has an arbitrary file write due to backslash Path Traversal bypass in LocalFolderExtractor on Linux/Unix

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.7% (p48)
Also known as: GHSA-j273-m5qq-6825
Published: 2026-02-27

References

https://github.com/junrar/junrar/security/advisories/GHSA-j273-m5qq-6825
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28208
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/commit/947ff1d33f00f940aa68ae2593500291d799d954

Related advisories

CVE-2026-41245 — medium · Maven/com.github.junrar:junrar

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