What is CVE-2022-3405?

CVE-2022-3405 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-3405?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3405 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5

CVE-2022-3405

Code execution and sensitive information disclosure due to excessive privileges assigned to Acronis Agent. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows, Linux) before build 29486, Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 (Window…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.400 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

SEC-4092 (vendor-advisory)
Authentication Bypass with subsequent Remote Command Execution in Acronis Cyber Protect

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3405?: CVE-2022-3405 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-3405?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3405 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.