What is CVE-2020-10140?

CVE-2020-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-10140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acronis True Image

CVE-2020-10140

Acronis True Image 2021 fails to properly set ACLs of the C:\ProgramData\Acronis directory. Because some privileged processes are executed from the C:\ProgramData\Acronis, an unprivileged user can achieve arbitrary code execution with SYST…

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acronis True Image — versions 2021
Acronis True_image — versions 2021

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10140?: CVE-2020-10140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-10140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.