CVE-2017-11318

HIGH

Cobian Backup 11 - Remote Code Execution via Pre-Backup Event Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-11318. PoCs published by X-C3LL.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2017-11318, targeting Cobian Backup 11. The exploit spoofs the master server and sends a crafted backup task to achieve remote command execution (RCE) by setting 'cmd.exe' as a pre-backup event.

Description

Cobian Backup 11 client allows man-in-the-middle attackers to add and execute new backup tasks when the master server is spoofed. In addition, the attacker can execute system commands remotely by abusing pre-backup events.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 11 stars
by X-C3LL · pythonpoc
https://github.com/X-C3LL/PoC-CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2017-11318

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2017-11318, targeting Cobian Backup 11. The exploit spoofs the master server and sends a crafted backup task to achieve remote command execution (RCE) by setting 'cmd.exe' as a pre-backup event.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cobian Backup 11
No auth needed
Prerequisites: MitM (Man-in-the-Middle) position to spoof the master server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.tarlogic.com/advisories/Tarlogic-2017-002.txt

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0125
EPSS Percentile 65.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
cobiansoft/cobian_backup 11
Published Jul 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026