Untrusted search path in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 39378.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Acronis) Fixed in 39378
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent 39378
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-18541 Local privilege escalation due to unquoted search path vulnerability.Priority LOW 30
- TI-2025-18540 Untrusted search path in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud AgentPriority LOW 29
- TI-2025-18539 Untrusted search path in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud AgentPriority LOW 29
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24827
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g997-2wcf-j63g
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-2025-24827 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-24827 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g997-2wcf-j63g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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