CVE-2023-44209

7.8 HIGH

Published: October 04, 2023 Modified: March 06, 2026

Description

Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 29051, Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 41186.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119

Source: security@acronis.com

Vendor Advisory

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

10th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-610 CWE-610

Affected Vendors

apple linux acronis microsoft

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