CVE-2025-63680

HIGH

Nero BackItUp < 2025 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Path Parsing and ShellExecuteW Fallback

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 17.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
nero/backitup < 2025
Published Nov 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026