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TI-2022-23212 Aliases CVE-2022-46868GHSA-ph2g-3w43-q6vp

Local privilege escalation during recovery due to improper soft link handling.

Priority LOW 35CWE-610Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Local privilege escalation during recovery due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Acronis): 40173

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AcronisAcronis Cyber Protect Home Officebefore 4017340173Patch availableCNA
  • Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office VendorAcronis Affected before 40173 Fixed in 40173 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 40173VulnerableAcronis
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 40173 Vulnerable ·Acronis
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Acronis) Fixed in 40173

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 40173

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-22414 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect Home OfficePriority LOW 37
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph2g-3w43-q6vp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-23740 Missing authorization in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-22414 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-22158 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-23213 Link following in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-22036 Link following in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-22022 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
See all 21 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences