Local active protection service settings manipulation due to unnecessary privileges…
Priority LOW 21CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
Local active protection service settings manipulation due to unnecessary privileges assignment. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows, macOS) before build 38565.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00135 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Acronis): 38565
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Acronis) Fixed in 38565
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr28-hrcf-5jw6
References
Advisory 1
More Acronis vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24253 Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-59964 Incorrect default permissions in Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM KEVCVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-03146 Improper privilege management in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-21714 Weak authentication in Acronis Cyber Protect 16 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-21713 Weak authentication in Acronis Cyber Protect 16 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-21712 Missing authentication in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-8903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xr28-hrcf-5jw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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