Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Acronis True Image by Acronis
CVE-2025-11178

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Acronis
Status
Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image For Western Digital
Acronis True Image For Sandisk
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-11178?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Acronis True Image due to DLL hijacking. This flaw can allow an attacker to execute malicious code with elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially compromising the application and the security of the underlying operating system. Users are advised to upgrade to build 42386 or later to mitigate this risk. For detailed information, refer to Acronis's security advisory.

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Affected Version(s)

Acronis True Image for SanDisk Windows < 42679

Acronis True Image for Western Digital Windows < 42636

Acronis True Image Windows < 42386

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7078
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

@satz4797 (https://hackerone.com/satz4797)
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