CVE-2026-5310Enter Software Iperius Backup IperiusAccounts.ini hard-coded key
- 2.0LowCVSS base score
- 0.10%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 99% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was identified in Enter Software Iperius Backup up to 8.7.2. This impacts an unknown function of the file IperiusAccounts.ini. Such manipulation leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . The attack must be carried out locally. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 8.7.4 will fix this issue. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
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Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Low2.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low2.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low2.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Low1.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low1.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.10% · top 99% of all CVEs (14 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.0.
Affected products
Enter Software · Iperius Backup
- affected 8.7.0
- affected 8.7.1
- affected 8.7.2
- unaffected 8.7.4
References
References6
- VDB-354639 | Enter Software Iperius Backup IperiusAccounts.ini hard-coded key (opens in a new tab)vdb-entry
- VDB-354639 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #778602 | Iperius Iperius Backup <= 8.7.2 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/VulnaraByte/iperius-backup-security-advisories (opens in a new tab)related
- https://github.com/VulnaraByte/iperius-backup-security-advisories/blob/main/poc/decrypt_iperius.py (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.iperiusbackup.com/download-software-backup.aspx (opens in a new tab)patch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-17966 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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