CVE-2025-5474

2BrightSparks SyncBackFree Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.3 High
Published
Jun 6, 2025
Updated
Jun 9, 2025
Reserved
Jun 2, 2025

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Description

2BrightSparks SyncBackFree Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of 2BrightSparks SyncBackFree. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. User interaction on the part of an administrator is also required.

The specific flaw exists within the Mirror functionality. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26962.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
SyncBackFree2BrightSparks
  • 11.3.87.0Affected

References

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