---
id: "CVE-2026-51831"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-51831"]
title: "IDrive Backup for Windows: local attacker can run code via id_service.exe"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["endpoint-backup", "idrive", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["not-installed", "version-7.0.1.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-29T20:17:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-29T20:26:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-29T20:28:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51831", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-29T20:26:51+00:00"}]
---

# IDrive Backup for Windows: local attacker can run code via id_service.exe

IDrive Backup for Windows version 7.0.1.1 and earlier has a flaw in its id_service.exe component that lets a local attacker execute arbitrary code. The issue is fixed in version 7.0.1.2.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed IDrive Backup for Windows version in the app's About screen or installed programs list; versions `7.0.1.1` and below are affected.
- Confirm whether `id_service.exe` is present on the machine.

## Fix

- IDrive Backup for Windows: move to version `7.0.1.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-29T20:26:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-51831

## From the sources

An issue in IDrive IDrive Backup for Windows Version 7.0.1.1 and below affected, remediated in Version 7.0.1.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the id_service.exe component

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