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Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open

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Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open

Two Russia-aligned campaigns continue to exploit CVE-2025-8088, a WinRAR vulnerability, against Ukrainian organizations almost a year after a patch became available. The persistence of the vulnerability in unpatched systems demonstrates how delayed patch deployment sustains active exploitation.

Why it matters: Ukrainian organizations and their defenders face ongoing risk from a known, actively exploited flaw; practitioners must prioritize WinRAR patching and inventory unmanaged software to close this persistent attack vector.

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Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open

Two Russia-aligned campaigns continue to exploit CVE-2025-8088, a WinRAR vulnerability, against Ukrainian organizations almost a year after a patch became available. The persistence of the vulnerability in unpatched systems demonstrates how delayed patch deployment sustains active exploitation.

Why it matters: Ukrainian organizations and their defenders face ongoing risk from a known, actively exploited flaw; practitioners must prioritize WinRAR patching and inventory unmanaged software to close this persistent attack vector.

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