CVE-2026-112174

Privilege escalation in Enter’s Iperius Backup

Published Nov 11, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Iperius Backup 8.8.3, due to insufficient separation between the graphical user interface running with elevated privileges and local users with low privileges. When the backup service is configured to run persistently with Administrator privileges, a local attacker with low privileges can use the native Windows dialogues exposed by the application to run programmes that inherit its elevated context. This allows commands to be executed with SYSTEM or Administrator privileges, depending on the application’s context, and compromises the affected Windows system.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to Iperius Backup 8.8.9. According to the manufacturer, this version includes restrictive permissions by default that prevent the vulnerability. When the service is installed, it applies these permissions to the configuration folders and prevents non-administrator users from creating, modifying or running backup jobs.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Iperius Backup 8.8.3, due to insufficient separation between the graphical user interface running with elevated privileges and local users with low privileges. When the backup service is configured to run persistently with Administrator privileges, a local attacker with low privileges can use the native Windows dialogues exposed by the application to run programmes that inherit its elevated context. This allows commands to be executed with SYSTEM or Administrator privileges, depending on the application’s context, and compromises the affected Windows system.
Title Privilege escalation in Enter’s Iperius Backup
First Time appeared Enter
Enter iperius Backup
Weaknesses CWE-250
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:enter:iperius_backup:8.8.3_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Enter
Enter iperius Backup
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
INCIBE
Published
Updated
Nov 11, 2026, 9:47 AM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2026, 8:26 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 7:11 PM