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TI-2025-31099 Aliases CVE-2025-48961GHSA-7c4m-fm4f-hjxx

Incorrect permission assignment in Acronis Cyber Protect 16

Priority LOW 37CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39938.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00143 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Acronis): 39938

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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 16before 3993839938Patch availableCNA
  • Acronis Cyber Protect 16 VendorAcronis Affected before 39938 Fixed in 39938 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Acronis
  • cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Acronis

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Acronis) Fixed in 39938

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Acronis Cyber Protect 16 39938

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-31098 Weak server key used for TLS encryption.Priority LOW 25
    • TI-2025-31100 Server-side request forgery in Acronis Cyber Protect 16Priority LOW 20
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48961
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7c4m-fm4f-hjxx

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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