{"id":54209,"date":"2023-10-19T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/35142\/You-Need-To-Update-WinRAR-Right-Now.html"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:42:05","slug":"you-need-to-update-winrar-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/you-need-to-update-winrar-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"You Need To Update WinRAR, Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200\/892c1aa7f4104c2701a94c8b442dbdc3.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Government-backed hackers from Russia and China exploited a known vulnerability in outdated versions of WinRAR, the world\u2019s most popular compression tool with over 500 million users. Google\u2019s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said Wednesday it <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/blog.google\/threat-analysis-group\/government-backed-actors-exploiting-winrar-vulnerability\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/threat-analysis-group\/government-backed-actors-exploiting-winrar-vulnerability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">observed<\/a><\/span> a number of government-backed hacking campaigns utilizing the WinRAR bug starting in early 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 czxCOT\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jLsF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 jiQRXG\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"195881,195866,195855\" data-current=\"195881\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 RokZO video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"195881\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"OnePlus Open is the \u2018Phablet\u201d We\u2019ve Been Waiting For\" data-video-blog-id=\"4\" data-video-network=\"gizmodo\" data-video-duration=\"152\" readability=\"4.6363636363636\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>OnePlus Open is the \u2018Phablet\u201d We\u2019ve Been Waiting For<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture muted playsinline width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195881\/195881_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195881\/195881_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195881\/195881_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195881\/195881_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/21396.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-3 ghtqRH video-controls\">\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-2 elBHkL\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-2 fXTnmP closed-captions-box hide\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-1 jglhFk\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-0 hbyQRD\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"selected\" data-label>Off<\/li>\n<li class data-label=\"English\">English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cTo ensure protection, we urge organizations and users to keep software fully up-to-date and to install security updates as soon as they become available,\u201d said Google\u2019s Kate Morgan in a TAG blog post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The vulnerability exists in all of RARLAB\u2019s WinRAR products prior to version 6.23, released in August shortly after the bug was discovered. The vulnerability was brought to light by <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.zerodayinitiative.com\/advisories\/ZDI-23-1152\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerodayinitiative.com\/advisories\/ZDI-23-1152\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group-IB<\/a><\/span>, identifying how hackers were able to infiltrate a finance forum full of traders, infect 130 of the forum member\u2019s devices, and withdraw funds from their brokerage accounts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cThe cybercriminals are exploiting a vulnerability that allows them to spoof file extensions,\u201d wrote Andrey Polovinkin, Malware Analyst at Group-IB, in a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;http:\/\/Andrey Polovinkin&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"http:\/\/Andrey Polovinkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a><\/span> back in August. \u201cThey are able to hide the launch of malicious script within an archive masquerading as a \u2018.jpg\u2019, \u2018.txt\u2019, or any other file format.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Google identified the Russian Armed Forces group \u201c<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/blog.google\/threat-analysis-group\/ukraine-remains-russias-biggest-cyber-focus-in-2023\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/threat-analysis-group\/ukraine-remains-russias-biggest-cyber-focus-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandworm<\/a><\/span>\u201d as a hacker exploiting this vulnerability in WinRAR\u2019s code. Sandworm specifically targeted users with some connection to the energy and defense sectors in Ukraine and Eastern Europe through phishing campaigns. Another group \u201cAPT 40,\u201d which has been <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/cybersecurity-advisories\/aa21-200a&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/cybersecurity-advisories\/aa21-200a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">linked<\/a><\/span> to China\u2019s State Department, was identified by Google as launching a malicious campaign against Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">In a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.win-rar.com\/whatsnew.html?&amp;L=0&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.win-rar.com\/whatsnew.html?&amp;L=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">note<\/a><\/span> on WinRAR\u2019s version 6.23, the first update to patch the bug, RARLAB thanked Group-IB and the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.zerodayinitiative.com\/advisories\/ZDI-23-1152\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerodayinitiative.com\/advisories\/ZDI-23-1152\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zero Day Initiative<\/a><\/span> for making them aware of the vulnerability, and \u201chighly recommends to install the latest version.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">It has long been understood that users <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External 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