CVE-2019-25608

March 23, 2026, 2:31 p.m.

8.6
High

Description

Iperius Backup 6.1.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows low-privilege users to execute arbitrary programs with elevated privileges by creating backup jobs. Attackers can configure backup jobs to execute malicious batch files or programs before or after backup operations, which run with the privileges of the Iperius Backup Service account (Local System or Administrator), enabling privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Iperius
  • Iperius Backup
  • 6.1.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-520
.NET Misconfiguration: Use of Impersonation
Allowing a .NET application to run at potentially escalated levels of access to the underlying operating and file systems can be dangerous and result in various forms of attacks.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a iperius iperius_backup 6.1.0 / / / / / / /

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46863
https://www.iperiusbackup.com/
https://www.iperiusbackup.com/download.aspx
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iperius-backup-privilege-escalation-via-backup-job

Tags

[email protected]
CWE-520
2026-03-22
CVE-2019-25608

CVSS Score

8.6 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: March 22, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified: March 23, 2026, 2:31 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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