Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office by Acronis
CVE-2022-4418
7.8HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Acronis
- 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
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)