CVE-2026-1995 IDrive Cloud Backup Client for Windows contains a privilege escalation vulnerability
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by modifying configuration files read by the IDrive backup service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1995?
CVE-2026-1995 is a high-severity vulnerability in IDrive Cloud Backup Client for Windows, published on 24 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In versions before 7.0.0.64, IDrive’s id_service.exe process runs with elevated privileges and regularly reads from several files under the C:\ProgramData\IDrive\ directory. The UTF16-LE encoded contents of these files are used as arguments for starting a process, but they can be edited by any standard user logged into the system. An attacker can overwrite or edit the files to specify a path to an arbitrary executable, which will then be executed by the id_service.exe process with SYSTEM privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1995?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-1995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c236-24xj-j3g6.