CVE-2025-63680

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
Link Resource
https://github.com/PotatoHamm/Nero-Productline-Vulnerability Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nero:backitup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Jan 2026, 14:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Nero backitup
Nero
References () https://github.com/PotatoHamm/Nero-Productline-Vulnerability - () https://github.com/PotatoHamm/Nero-Productline-Vulnerability - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nero:backitup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

14 Nov 2025, 20:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-22
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.6

14 Nov 2025, 19:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-14 19:16

Updated : 2026-01-12 14:56


NVD link : CVE-2025-63680

Mitre link : CVE-2025-63680

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-63680


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Products Affected

nero

  • backitup
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')