High-Severity Flaw Found in WinRAR Utility
posted 22 Aug 2023
A significant security vulnerability has been identified in the WinRAR utility, potentially allowing threat actors to execute remote code on Windows systems. Dubbed CVE-2023-40477, this flaw arises from improper validation during recovery volume processing.
To take advantage of this, users would need to be tricked into visiting a malicious webpage or opening a compromised archive file.
The flaw, discovered by a researcher named goodbyeselene, was reported on June 8, 2023, and addressed in WinRAR 6.23 on August 2, 2023. Users are urged to update to the latest version for protection.
To take advantage of this, users would need to be tricked into visiting a malicious webpage or opening a compromised archive file.
The flaw, discovered by a researcher named goodbyeselene, was reported on June 8, 2023, and addressed in WinRAR 6.23 on August 2, 2023. Users are urged to update to the latest version for protection.
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