Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling.
Priority LOW 34CWE-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 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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00356 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Acronis): 29051Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Acronis): 41186
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 Cloud Agent | before 29051 | 29051 | Patch available | CNA |
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 17 | before 41186 | 41186 | Patch available | CNA |
- Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent VendorAcronis Affected before 29051 Fixed in 29051 Patch available CNA
- Acronis Cyber Protect 17 VendorAcronis Affected before 41186 Fixed in 41186 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:acronis:agent:c22.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | c22.02 | Vulnerable | Acronis |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:acronis:agent:c22.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions c22.02 Vulnerable ·Acronis
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Acronis) Fixed in 29051
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Acronis) Fixed in 41186
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 41186
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23742 Missing authorization in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud AgentPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44209
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q5r-87hx-pv77
References
Advisory 1
More Acronis Agent vulnerabilities
- 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-2026-22938 Incorrect default permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22159 Improper signature verification in Acronis Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-22415 Improper privilege management in Acronis Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-13037 Information disclosure in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-44209 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-44209 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q5r-87hx-pv77 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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