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Warning: WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 Under Active Attack by Multiple Threat Groups
Published:
10 December 2025 at 11:54:00
Alert date:
10 December 2025 at 13:01:56
Source:
thehackernews.com
CISA has added CVE-2025-6218, a path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR file archiver, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog due to evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 and could enable code execution. Multiple threat groups are actively exploiting this security flaw in the popular file compression utility. The vulnerability represents a significant threat given WinRAR's widespread usage and the confirmed active exploitation by cybercriminals.
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WinRAR
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