CVE-2026-26225

Intego Personal Backup, a macOS backup utility that allows users to create scheduled backups and bootable system clones, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Backup task definitions are stored in a location writable by non-privileged users while being processed with elevated privileges. By crafting a malicious serialized task file, a local attacker can trigger arbitrary file writes to sensitive system locations, leading to privilege escalation to root.

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-26225 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-26225.

URL	Resource
https://blog.quarkslab.com/intego_lpe_macos_1.html
https://integosupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/40945636077467-Personal-Backup-X9-Release-Notes
https://www.intego.com/
https://www.intego.com/bootable-mac-backups
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/intego-personal-backup-task-file-privilege-escalation