What is CVE-2023-45248?

CVE-2023-45248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-45248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45248 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16

CVE-2023-45248

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 36497, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 37391.

EPSS: 0.001 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 16 — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

SEC-6052 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45248?: CVE-2023-45248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2023-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-45248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45248 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.