Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Products
CVE-2026-28713

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Acronis
Status
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent
Acronis Cyber Protect 17
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-28713?

Acronis Cyber Protect products are susceptible to a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to default credentials being set for a local privileged user in the Virtual Appliance. This can allow an adversary with local access to elevate their privileges and potentially manipulate system operations. It is crucial for users of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent and Acronis Cyber Protect 17 on VMware to ensure they update to the latest builds to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Affected Version(s)

Acronis Cyber Protect 17 VMware < 41186

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent VMware < 36943

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4168
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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