CVE-2026-26225CWE-59

Intego Personal Backup Task File Privilege Escalation

High · published February 12, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Intego Personal Backup, a macOS backup utility that allows users to create scheduled backups and bootable system clones, contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Backup task definitions are stored in a location writable by non-privileged users while being processed with elevated privileges. By crafting a malicious serialized task file, a local attacker can trigger arbitrary file writes to sensitive system locations, leading to privilege escalation to root.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.5 · HIGH
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00183 · 7.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-02-12T21:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 FEB 21:57Z
    Intego Personal Backup Task File Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5