(Podcast) Is your WinRAR hiding a nasty surprise? CVE-2025-8088

Описание: *Is your WinRAR hiding a nasty surprise?* 📦💻 In this episode, we dive into the urgent warning from *Google Threat Intelligence* regarding the active exploitation of *CVE-2025-8088**. This isn't just a minor glitch; it’s a critical **path traversal flaw* that has turned into a playground for nation-state spies and greedy cybercriminals alike,.

We break down how attackers from *Russia and China**, alongside financially motivated groups, are weaponising this vulnerability to bypass your security. By crafting malicious archives, these hackers can drop files directly into your **Windows Startup folder**, ensuring their malware—like the notorious **SnipBot* or **Poison Ivy**—runs automatically the moment you log in,,.

*What you’ll learn in this episode:*
*The Zero-Day Reality:* How the *RomCom* group was exploiting this flaw even before it was patched in July 2025.
*The Global Hit List:* Why Russian actors like *Sandworm* and *Turla* are using WinRAR decoys to target Ukrainian military and government agencies.
*The Underground Economy:* A look at the "commoditisation" of cybercrime, where suppliers like *"zeroplayer"* sell these exploits for thousands of dollars to the highest bidder.
*Banking Blunders:* How a Brazilian cybercrime group is using this flaw to inject malicious *Chrome extensions* and steal banking credentials.

Don't let your archive tool be your undoing! 🛠️ High-stakes groups are leveraging these *N-day vulnerabilities* because they know users are slow to update. If you haven't updated to *WinRAR version 7.13* yet, your system is an open door.

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*Information sourced from The Hacker News*,.