Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office by Acronis
CVE-2022-4418

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Acronis
Status
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 May 2023

Summary

This vulnerability allows local users to escalate privileges due to the unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries within the Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office application. Attackers could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the system. Users are advised to update to the latest build to mitigate this security risk.

Affected Version(s)

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office Windows < 40208

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4729
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

@vkas-afk (https://hackerone.com/vkas-afk)
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