An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe exposes a REST API that can be used by everyone, even unprivileged users. This API is used to communicate from the GUI to anti_ransomware_service.exe. This can be exploited to add an arbitrary malicious executable to the whitelist, or even exclude an entire drive from being monitored by anti_ransomware_service.exe.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9450
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2rm-4jg3-5463
References
More Acronis True Image 2020 vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-07562 An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07561 An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-9450 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9450 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p2rm-4jg3-5463 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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