What is CVE-2023-2355?

CVE-2023-2355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Snap Deploy, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-2355?

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

Vulnerability in Acronis Snap Deploy

CVE-2023-2355

Local privilege escalation due to a DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Snap Deploy (Windows) before build 3900.

Published 2023-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.002 (3.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Acronis Snap Deploy — versions unspecified
Acronis Snap Deploy — versions 6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4048 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2355?: CVE-2023-2355 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Snap Deploy, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-2355?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.