What is CVE-2022-44732?

CVE-2022-44732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-44732?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

CVE-2022-44732

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39900.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (5.2th 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 Cyber Protect Home Office — versions 0
Acronis Cyber_protect_home_office

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

security@acronis.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44732?: CVE-2022-44732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-44732?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.