A WinRAR Flaw Could Allow MotW Security Bypass

It's in every version of WinRAR and lets a hacker hide Windows security notification. Vulnerability leaves code installation

A recently discovered security vulnerability in the popular archiving software WinRAR (CVE-2025-31334) causes a stir: It allows attackers to bypass the security warnings integrated in Windows – known as "Mark of the Web" (MotW). This feature marks files from the Internet as potentially dangerous and warns the user when opening. The vulnerability allows access to a file within an archive via so-called symlinks without the warning appearing. If th…

A security vulnerability in the archiving software WinRAR could be exploited by criminals to bypass security warnings and execute arbitrary code on Windows machines. The article Vulnerability at WinRAR threatens Windows computers first appeared on IT-I-Ko.

A vulnerability in the archiving software WinRAR could be exploited by criminals to bypass security warnings and execute arbitrary code on Windows machines.

A WinRAR Flaw Could Allow MotW Security Bypass

Heads up, WinRAR users! A recently patched security flaw in WinRAR could allow mark-of-the-web (MotW)… A WinRAR Flaw Could Allow MotW Security Bypass on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses.