Denial of service due to insufficient input validation in authentication logging.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Denial of service due to insufficient input validation in authentication logging. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, Windows) before build 41186.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 17 | before 41186 | 41186 | Patch available | CNA |
- Acronis Cyber Protect 17 VendorAcronis Affected before 41186 Fixed in 41186 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- 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
21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 20 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-22921 Weak authentication in Acronis Cyber Protect 17Priority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-22938 Incorrect default permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect 17Priority LOW 35
- TI-2026-22933 Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling.Priority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28718
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fqq-633v-44rr
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Advisory 1
More Acronis Cyber Protect vulnerabilities
- 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-2025-21717 Missing authorization in Acronis Cyber Protect 16 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-23738 Authorization bypass in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-22921 Weak authentication in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-28718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fqq-633v-44rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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