CVE-2026-57919

Published Jun 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PBackupVSS.exe in Matrix42 Empirum before 25.5 and 26.x before 26.2 creates a named pipe (\\.\pipe\PBackupVSS) with a DACL that grants GENERIC_READ and GENERIC_WRITE permissions to all authenticated users. A low-privileged local attacker can connect to this pipe and send crafted IPC messages to trigger execution of arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges via an untrusted search path. This allows privilege escalation by placing a malicious shadow.exe in a controlled working directory.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Matrix42
Matrix42 empirum
Vendors & Products Matrix42
Matrix42 empirum
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Title Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Search Path in Matrix42 Empirum PBackupVSS
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Title Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Search Path in Matrix42 Empirum PBackupVSS
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-276
CWE-426
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description PBackupVSS.exe in Matrix42 Empirum before 25.5 and 26.x before 26.2 creates a named pipe (\\.\pipe\PBackupVSS) with a DACL that grants GENERIC_READ and GENERIC_WRITE permissions to all authenticated users. A low-privileged local attacker can connect to this pipe and send crafted IPC messages to trigger execution of arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges via an untrusted search path. This allows privilege escalation by placing a malicious shadow.exe in a controlled working directory.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 17, 2026, 3:13 PM
Reserved
Jun 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 29, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Jul 17, 2026, 4:17 PM