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China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()5 min read3 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-8088
WinRAR Path Traversal (CVE-2025-8088) Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
8.494%KEVRansomware
KEV

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Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025. Check Point Research is tracking the previously undocumented activity cluster under the moniker Amaranth-Dragon , which it said shares links to the APT 41 ecosystem.

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