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CVE-2025-8612

AOMEI Backupper Workstation Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVSS 7.3 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-59
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7.3EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
20 Aug 2025Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
AOMEI Backupper Workstation Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of AOMEI Backupper Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. User interaction on the part of an administrator is needed additionally. The specific flaw exists within the restore functionality. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27059.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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