High severity · published Oct 15, 2026
CVE-2026-97370
Junrar: RarVM VM_JMP maxOpCount bypass causes infinite CPU loop during RAR4 extraction
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Junrar is an open source Java RAR archive library. Prior to 7.6.1, RarVM.ExecuteCode in src/main/java/com/github/junrar/unpack/vm/RarVM.java can repeatedly execute a VM_JMP instruction whose target is greater than or equal to the prepared program's codeSize. The setIP() function returns success without changing the instruction pointer or decrementing maxOpCount, and the jump handler continues before loop-end accounting, leaving both values unchanged. A crafted RAR4 archive can therefore keep an extraction thread in an infinite CPU loop and exhaust archive-processing worker capacity. The RAR virtual machine does not expose native process execution, so the supported impact is availability loss rather than code execution. This issue is fixed in version 7.6.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JU
junrar · junrar
< 7.6.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97370
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97370
github.com
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/commit/687a09c42f46066447faa9179ee11314ad6d9afb
github.com
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/releases/tag/v7.6.1
github.com
https://github.com/junrar/junrar/security/advisories/GHSA-h9h9-2rmf-rvhp
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