Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in the configuration loader of Duplicati for Windows versions before v2.4.0.0 allows a local low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via an attacker-controlled preload.json file.

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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in the configuration loader of Duplicati for Windows versions before v2.4.0.0 allows a local low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via an attacker-controlled preload.json file.
Title Duplicati for Windows - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ZUSO ART

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T13:33:17.592Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T08:03:53.871Z

Link: CVE-2026-76159

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T13:33:12.589Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T09:16:43.900

Modified: 2026-09-15T14:17:10.350

Link: CVE-2026-76159

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Updated: 2026-09-15T10:30:12Z

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