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 (Windows, Linux) before build 16545.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
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 Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4092 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2022-0008/ (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.