Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2025-8612AOMEI Backupper Workstation Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Backupper Workstation from AOMEI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
AOMEI	Backupper Workstation	4.7.2

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-25-806 x_research-advisory