What is CVE-2022-44747?

CVE-2022-44747 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-44747?

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

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

CVE-2022-44747

Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40107.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th 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-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44747?: CVE-2022-44747 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-44747?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.