Link following in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
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 installation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office | before 40278 | 40278 | Patch available | CNA |
| Acronis | Acronis True Image OEM | before 42575 | 42575 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Acronis) Fixed in 40278
- Fix · CNA Acronis True Image OEM (Acronis) Fixed in 42575
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, Acronis True Image OEM 40278, 42575
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22158 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect Home OfficePriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9rvg-h3ph-f3v3
References
Advisory 1
More Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office vulnerabilities
- 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-2022-23212 Local privilege escalation during recovery due to improper soft link handling. 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-46869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9rvg-h3ph-f3v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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