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: 0.053 (91.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5 — versions unspecified
- Acronis Cyber Protect 15 — versions unspecified
- Acronis Cyber_backup — versions 12.5
- Acronis Cyber_protect — versions 15
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@acronis.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- security@acronis.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3405?
- CVE-2022-3405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3405?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 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.