Questions

  • What is the CVE assigned to the WinRAR vulnerability exploited by the RomCom threat group in 2025?
    • CVE-2025-8088
  • What is the nature of this vulnerability?
    • Path Traversal
  • What is the name of the archive file under Susan’s documents folder that exploits the vulnerability upon opening the archive file?
    • Pathology-Department-Research-Records.rar
  • When was the archive file created on the disk?
    • 2025-09-02 08:13:50
  • When was the archive file opened?
    • 2025-09-02 08:14:04
  • What is the name of the decoy document extracted from the archive file, meant to appear legitimate and distract the user?
    • Genotyping_Results_B57_Positive.pdf
  • What is the name and path of the actual backdoor executable dropped by the archive file?
    • C:\Users\susan\AppData\Local\ApbxHelper.exe
  • The exploit also drops a file to facilitate the persistence and execution of the backdoor. What is the path and name of this file?
    • C:\Users\susan\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Display Settings.lnk
  • What is the associated MITRE Technique ID discussed in the previous question?
    • T1547.009
  • When was the decoy document opened by the end user, thinking it to be a legitimate document?
    • 2025-09-02 08:15:05