What is CVE-2020-25593?

CVE-2020-25593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-25593?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acronis True Image

CVE-2020-25593

Acronis True Image through 2021 on macOS allows local privilege escalation from admin to root due to insecure folder permissions.

Published 2021-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Acronis True Image

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
kb.acronis.com/content/68396 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25593?: CVE-2020-25593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-25593?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.