Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Products

CVE-2024-8766

What is CVE-2024-8766?

A vulnerability has been identified in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent and Acronis Cyber Protect 16 that allows local privilege escalation through DLL hijacking. This enables an attacker to exploit the system and gain unauthorized access, potentially leading to further security breaches. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest builds to mitigate these risks. For detailed information, please refer to the vendor advisory.

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