CVE-2025-63680HIGH 8.6EPSS p17.3%
CVE-2025-63680CVE-2025-63680
nero / backitup
Description
Nero BackItUp in the Nero Productline is vulnerable to a path parsing/UI rendering flaw (CWE-22) that, in combination with Windows ShellExecuteW fallback extension resolution, leads to arbitrary code execution when a user clicks a crafted entry. By creating a trailing-dot folder and placing a same-basename script, Nero BackItUp renders the file as a folder icon and then invokes ShellExecuteW, which executes the script via PATHEXT fallback (.COM/.EXE/.BAT/.CMD). The issue affects recent Nero BackItUp product lines (2019-2025 and earlier) and has been acknowledged by the vendor.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.26% probability of exploitation · percentile 17.3% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2025-11-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-01 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')cwe-22 | 0% | live |
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