Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Products
CVE-2022-45451

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Acronis
Status
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Acronis Agent
Acronis Cyber Protect 15
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Acronis products that allows local privilege escalation due to insecure permissions on the driver communication port. This issue affects multiple versions of Acronis software, including Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, Acronis Agent, and Acronis Cyber Protect 15. Users of these products are advised to update to the latest versions to mitigate this security risk. For more information, refer to Acronis advisory documents SEC-4858 and SEC-5487.

Affected Version(s)

Acronis Agent Windows < 30600

Acronis Cyber Protect 15 Windows < 30984

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office Windows < 40173

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-45451
Created by alfarom256

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4858
vendor-advisory
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-5487
related

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

@alfarom256 (https://hackerone.com/alfarom256)
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