Local privilege escalation via unquoted service path
Published Jan 13, 2026 · Updated Jan 13, 2026
Unquoted service path in Wondershare UBackit 2.0.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges. The wsbackup service registers its auto-start binary as C:\Program Files\Wondershare\Wondershare UBackit\wsbackup.exe without surrounding quotes, so Windows can resolve an attacker-placed executable earlier in the spaced path. Exploitation requires local ability to place that executable and service startup or reboot, after which the payload runs as LocalSystem.
Summary
What happened
Unquoted service path in Wondershare UBackit 2.0.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges. The wsbackup service registers its auto-start binary as C:\Program Files\Wondershare\Wondershare UBackit\wsbackup.exe without surrounding quotes, so Windows can resolve an attacker-placed executable earlier in the spaced path. Exploitation requires local ability to place that executable and service startup or reboot, after which the payload runs as LocalSystem.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50904
- Published
- Jan 13, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Wondershare
- Product
- UBackit
- Classifications
- CWE-428, T1574.009
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.5
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Public exploit references
- Wondershare UBackit 2.0.5 wsbackup Unquoted Service Pathproof of concept · demonstrated
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