CVE-2025-43596 describes a critical insecure file system permissions vulnerability in MSP360 Backup version 8.0. This flaw allows a low-privileged user to achieve SYSTEM-level command execution by manipulating a specially crafted file and an arbitrary backup target. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers. Organizations using MSP360 Backup 8.0 should upgrade to version 8.1.1.19 immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0, < 8.1.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:msp360:backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.