What is CVE-2023-41743?

CVE-2023-41743 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 15, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-41743?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 15

CVE-2023-41743

Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 15 — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office — versions unspecified
Acronis True Image Oem — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

SEC-5487 (vendor-advisory)
SEC-4858 (related)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41743?: CVE-2023-41743 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 15, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-41743?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.