Code injection in IDrive Backup for Windows lets local code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
IDrive Backup for Windows versions 7.0.1.1 and below are affected. Improper control of code generation (CWE-94) in the id_service.exe component lets a local attacker with low privileges execute arbitrary code.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
An issue in IDrive IDrive Backup for Windows Version 7.0.1.1 and below affected, remediated in Version 7.0.1.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the id_service.exe component
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Upgrade IDrive Backup for Windows to version 7.0.1.2, which remediates the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-51831
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-26x2-2m4r-23cm
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-51831 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-51831 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-26x2-2m4r-23cm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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