Token validation flaw in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 exposes data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 for Linux and Windows is affected before build 42587. Improper verification of a cryptographic signature (CWE-347) lets tokens be accepted without proper validation. A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can read and modify sensitive information.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Sensitive information disclosure and manipulation due to improper token validation. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, Windows) before build 42587.
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
Update Acronis Cyber Protect 17 to build 42587, which is the fixed version for both Linux and Windows.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Acronis) Fixed in 42587
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 42587
11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81803 Acronis Cyber Protect 17 token validation disclosure and manipulationPriority LOW 34
- TI-2025-43981 Local privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect productsPriority LOW 33
- TI-2026-81807 Acronis Cyber Protect 17 lacks SSL certificate checks, leaking dataPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87103
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-qfm9-xfqx-vv8j
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-87103 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87103 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qfm9-xfqx-vv8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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