Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis True Image for macOS
CVE-2025-7779

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2025-7779?

Acronis True Image for macOS is susceptible to local privilege escalation, stemming from an insecure XPC service configuration. This vulnerability affects multiple builds of Acronis True Image, including versions prior to build 42389 for Acronis True Image, build 42198 for the SanDisk variant, and build 42197 for the Western Digital variant. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to elevate their privileges on the affected systems, potentially compromising sensitive user data and system integrity.

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Affected Version(s)

Acronis True Image for SanDisk macOS < 42198

Acronis True Image for Western Digital macOS < 42197

Acronis True Image macOS < 42389

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8193
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.0

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

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

@nullevent (https://hackerone.com/nullevent)
Carlos Garrido (https://pentraze.com/vulnerability-reports)
Pentraze Cyber Security (https://pentraze.com/vulnerability-reports)
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