CVE-2019-25608
moderate-risk
Published 2026-03-22
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 8.4/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal