CVE-2026-26225 Intego Personal Backup Task File Privilege Escalation
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by crafting malicious backup task files in Intego Personal Backup for macOS.
- 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-2026-26225?
CVE-2026-26225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intego Personal Backup, published on 12 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-26225?
How do I fix CVE-2026-26225?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-26225 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-26225 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-26225 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj5q-5q5g-5j5w.