CVE-2026-26225
Local Privilege Escalation in Intego Personal Backup via Arbitrary File Write
Publication date: 2026-02-12
Last updated on: 2026-02-13
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| intego | personal_backup | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-59 | The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in Intego Personal Backup, a macOS backup utility. It involves a local privilege escalation issue where backup task definitions are stored in a location writable by non-privileged users but are processed with elevated privileges. An attacker with local access can create a malicious serialized task file that triggers arbitrary file writes to sensitive system locations, allowing them to escalate their privileges to root.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow a local attacker to gain root privileges on the affected system. This means the attacker could execute arbitrary code with the highest level of system access, potentially leading to full system compromise, unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion, and disruption of system operations.
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