CVE-2019-25608

Iperius Backup 6.1.0 Privilege Escalation via Backup Job

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 22, 2026 at 01:38 PM UTC
Updated: October 1, 2026 at 03:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIperius Backup

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-520

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