01 Record
CVE-2026-57919
PBackupVSS.exe in Matrix42 Empirum before 25.5 and 26.x before 26.2 creates a named pipe (\\.\pipe\PBackupVSS) with a DACL that grants GENERIC_READ and GENERIC_WRITE permissions to all authenticated
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
02 Description
PBackupVSS.exe in Matrix42 Empirum before 25.5 and 26.x before 26.2 creates a named pipe (\\.\pipe\PBackupVSS) with a DACL that grants GENERIC_READ and GENERIC_WRITE permissions to all authenticated
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 7.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-29 00:00Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-17 15:13Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 00b5dcd69d8d31ecb954746be72f93443be5345566304566e2a12b4c5acbb39c
05 Affected products
No products listed
06 References
- matrix42.comhttps://matrix42.com
- docs.matrix42.comhttps://docs.matrix42.com/en_US/1041748_vulnerability-list/cve-2026-57919-privilege-escalation-in-empirum-personal-backup
- docs.matrix42.comhttps://docs.matrix42.com/1041748_vulnerability-list/3862631_cve-2026-57919-privilege-escalation-in-empirum-personal-backup/