A recently discovered vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2025-8088) impacts the Windows version, allowing the attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious archive files. Severity level CVSS Score: 8.4/High Description: WinRAR is among the world's most popular compression tools. The tool offers improved ways to compress files for efficient and secure transfer, fast email transmission, and well-organized data storage options. This vulnerability is a path traversal flaw that exploits alternate data streams in specially crafted archive files. When extracted, these archives silently deploy malicious files—such as DLLs and .lnk shortcuts—into sensitive system directories. Affected Versions : All WinRAR versions up to and including 7.12. Impact: Successful exploitation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Resolution: Update to WinRAR version 7.13 or later. Reference:
