Iperius Backup 6.1.0 Privilege Escalation via Backup Job
Published Mar 22, 2026
8.6
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.14%
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 products
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- Version 6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iperius | Iperius Backup | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (5)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-19957 Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46863 exploit
- https://www.iperiusbackup.com/ product
- https://www.iperiusbackup.com/download.aspx product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iperius-backup-privilege-escalation-via-backup-job third-party-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-19957 | Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46863 | exploit | |
| https://www.iperiusbackup.com/ | product | |
| https://www.iperiusbackup.com/download.aspx | product | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/iperius-backup-privilege-escalation-via-backup-job | third-party-advisory |
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