Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
CVE-2022-45451
Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Acronis Agent — versions unspecified
- Acronis Cyber Protect 15 — versions unspecified
- Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office — versions unspecified
- Acronis Agent
- Acronis Cyber Protect — versions 15
- Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4858 (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-5487 (related, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-45451?
- CVE-2022-45451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2022-45451?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-45451 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.