AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys access control
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-284.
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in AOMEI Backupper up to 8.3.0. Impacted is an unknown function in the library amwrtdrv.sys of the component Kernel Driver. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper access controls. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6373-275m-34g3
References
More AOMEI vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2025-07883 Link following in AOMEI Backupper Workstation CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-12780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6373-275m-34g3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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