{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/products/iperius-backup--8.8.3/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:iperius:backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"_cs_cves":[{"id":"CVE-2026-112174"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["Iperius Backup (\u003c= 8.8.3)"],"_cs_severities":["high"],"_cs_tags":["local-privilege-escalation","cve-2026-112174","windows"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["Iperius"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIperius Backup versions up to 8.8.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-112174) due to improper isolation of native Windows dialogs. When the Iperius Backup service operates with administrative or SYSTEM privileges, it exposes dialogs that a local, low-privileged user can manipulate to execute arbitrary programs. This results in the inherited elevation of the malicious process. A proof of concept has been published by researchers, confirming the viability of the attack.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation allows a local user with minimal privileges to gain SYSTEM or Administrator-level execution rights on the host, potentially leading to full system compromise.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpgrade all instances of Iperius Backup to version 8.8.9 or later, which enforces restrictive permissions on configuration folders and prevents unauthorized interaction with backup service tasks.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInventory systems running vulnerable versions of Iperius Backup via EDR or asset management tools.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor for unauthorized modification of backup jobs or service-related folders by standard user accounts.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-11-11T22:07:17Z","date_published":"2026-11-11T22:07:17Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-iperius-backup-lpe-cve-2026-112174/","summary":"Iperius Backup 8.8.3 and earlier is vulnerable to local privilege escalation where a low-privileged attacker can abuse native Windows dialogs to execute commands with elevated SYSTEM or Administrator privileges.","title":"Iperius Backup: Local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-112174)","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-iperius-backup-lpe-cve-2026-112174/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Iperius Backup (\u003c= 8.8.3)","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}