TL;DR: WinRAR has a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-6218) allowing remote code execution via directory traversal in Windows versions. This exploit risks sensitive data and system integrity.

Government-backed hackers from Russia and China exploited a known vulnerability in outdated versions of WinRAR, the world’s most popular compression tool with over 500 million users. Google’s Threat ...

Users are advised to upgrade their WinRAR installations to fix two high-severity flaws that attackers could exploit to execute arbitrary code. The RAR archive format, which is associated with WinRAR, ...

The big picture: Despite being marketed as "trialware" software, WinRAR remains one of the most popular programs for file archiving tasks. Should a significant security flaw be found, Rarlab's tool ...

One of the world's most widely used file archiving programs, WinRAR, has been found to have a serious security flaw. The flaw poses a danger to millions of Windows users. When exploited, it allows ...

500 million, yes half a billion, WinRAR users are at risk of being pwned thanks to a critical flaw that could allow hackers to take control of victims’ computers. Vulnerability Lab, via the Full ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. RARLAB has fixed a critical security ...