What is CVE-2025-63680?

CVE-2025-63680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nero Backitup, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-63680?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Nero Backitup

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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nero Backitup
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-63680?: CVE-2025-63680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nero Backitup, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-63680?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.