Acronis Cyber Protect Linux binaries have executable stack enabled
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-693.
Summary
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 on Linux is affected before build 42587. Linux binaries are built with the executable stack attribute enabled, which is a protection mechanism failure (CWE-693). A local user with low privileges can exploit this to affect confidentiality and integrity, and the attack is considered high complexity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Linux binaries have executable stack attribute enabled. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux) 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
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux) should be updated to build 42587 or later.
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-2026-81804 Token validation flaw in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 exposes dataPriority LOW 34
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87878
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-hwrq-7779-h48x
- 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-2026-87878 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87878 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hwrq-7779-h48x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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