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GHSA-HPGQ-658J-P24M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-14 00:31 – Updated: 2026-01-14 00:31

Details

Cobian Backup 0.9 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path in the CobianReflectorService to inject malicious code that will execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Severity ?

8.4 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2022-50923 (GCVE-0-2022-50923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 22:51 – Updated: 2026-01-14 19:19

Title

Cobian Backup 0.9 - Unquoted Service Path

Summary

Severity ?

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

8.4 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50810	exploit
	https://www.cobiansoft.com//	product
	https://www.cobiansoft.com/download.php/	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cobian-backu…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Cobiansoft	Cobian Backup	Affected: 0.9.93

Credits

Hejap Zairy

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-HPGQ-658J-P24M

CVE-2022-50923 (GCVE-0-2022-50923)

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