Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-12780AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys access control
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Backupper from AOMEI. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-372521 | AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys access control vdb-entry
- VDB-372521 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-12780 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #835609 | AOMEI AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver amwrtdrv.sys 8.3.0 Local Privilege Escapation third-party-advisory
- https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/aomei-backupper-830-kernel-driver-amwrtdrvsys-local-privilege-escalation exploit
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/687587