Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect for macOS
CVE-2023-41744

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2023-41744?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Acronis Cyber Protect and Acronis Agent for macOS due to the unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries. This flaw could allow an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the system. Users are advised to update to the latest builds to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Acronis Agent macOS < 30600

Acronis Cyber Protect 15 macOS < 35979

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4728
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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