CVE-2026-2627Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via HID.dll link following

Published Feb 17, 2026 · Updated Feb 17, 2026

Link following in Softland FBackup 9.0 through 9.9 allows local users to redirect privileged file access during backup or restore. An undisclosed function accesses C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\HID.dll without preventing a crafted link from resolving to an unintended resource. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access; public tooling chains privileged deletion primitives into SYSTEM execution, but the FBackup trigger is undisclosed.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Link following in Softland FBackup 9.0 through 9.9 allows local users to redirect privileged file access during backup or restore. An undisclosed function accesses C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\HID.dll without preventing a crafted link from resolving to an unintended resource. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access; public tooling chains privileged deletion primitives into SYSTEM execution, but the FBackup trigger is undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-2627
Published
Feb 17, 2026
Updated
Feb 17, 2026
Vendor
Softland
Product
FBackup
Classifications
CWE-59
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0
  2. Affected versionversion=9.1
  3. Affected versionversion=9.2
  4. Affected versionversion=9.3
  5. Affected versionversion=9.4
  6. Affected versionversion=9.5
  7. Affected versionversion=9.6
  8. Affected versionversion=9.7
  9. Affected versionversion=9.8
  10. Affected versionversion=9.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Softland · FBackupversion=9.0; version=9.1; version=9.2; version=9.3; version=9.4; version=9.5; version=9.6; version=9.7; version=9.8; version=9.9

Published CVSS scores

6.8VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

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