CVE-2019-25608
Privilege escalation in Iperius Backup 6.1.0 allows low-privilege users to run arbitrary programs.
Is CVE-2019-25608 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2019-25608 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2019-25608?
CVE-2019-25608 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-25608?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2019-25608. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2019-25608 affect?
CVE-2019-25608 affects Iperius Backup 6.1.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2019-25608?
Apply vendor patch; harden backup-service account rights.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privilege users can cause arbitrary code execution by configuring backups, running with SYSTEM/Administrator rights.
Patch when possible
- affected6.1.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.