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TI-2025-07883 Aliases CVE-2025-8612GHSA-7q54-88j8-q6w8

Link following in AOMEI Backupper Workstation

Priority LOW 33CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00199 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AOMEIBackupper Workstation4.7.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Backupper Workstation VendorAOMEI Affected 4.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aomeitech:backupper_workstation:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.2VulnerableAomeitech
  • cpe:2.3:a:aomeitech:backupper_workstation:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·Aomeitech

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8612
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q54-88j8-q6w8

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-10924 AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys access control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-10923 AOMEI Dynamic Disk Manager Kernel Driver ddmdrv.sys access control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-10922 AOMEI Partition Assistant Kernel Driver ampa10.sys access control CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2025-07882 Missing authentication in AOMEI Cyber Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-07881 Missing authentication in AOMEI Cyber Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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