CVE-2026-28722

7.3 HIGH

Published: March 06, 2026 Modified: March 11, 2026

Description

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

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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-8481

Source: security@acronis.com

Vendor Advisory

1 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.3 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

2th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-610

Affected Vendors

acronis microsoft

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