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Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open
CVE-2025-8088
June 8, 2026 · Trend Micro · Severity: HIGH
This article reports that Russia-aligned campaigns are still exploiting the WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 against Ukrainian organizations, almost a year after a patch was released. It highlights how unmanaged software leaves exploited entry points open even after fixes are available.
Key Takeaways
- WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088 remains exploited nearly a year after patch.
- Russia-aligned campaigns use the unpatched flaw against Ukrainian organizations.
- Unmanaged software keeps known vulnerabilities open long after fixes ship.