Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Found in AOMEI Backupper Kernel Driver

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Published: 2026-06-21
Category: technology
Source: VulDB
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-12780) has been publicly disclosed in the AOMEI Backupper kernel driver, affecting versions up to 8.3.0. The flaw, located in an unspecified function, allows for improper access controls and may be actively exploited. This disclosure highlights a critical security weakness in the software.

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