Vulnerability in Acronis True Image 2020
CVE-2020-9450
An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe exposes a REST API that can be used by everyone, even unprivileged users. This API is used to communicate from the GUI to anti_ransomware_service.exe. This can be exploited to add an arbitrary malicious executable to the whitelist, or even exclude an entire drive from being monitored by anti_ransomware_service.exe.
EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th 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_2020 — versions 24.5.22510
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9450?
- CVE-2020-9450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image 2020, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9450?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.