Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-20T16:26:37.773Z

Last Modified :

2025-08-20T18:44:48.665Z

Source :

zdi
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8612 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Aomeitech
  • Backupper Workstation
REFERENCES

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CVSS Vulnerability Scoring System

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