What is CVE-2023-45249?

CVE-2023-45249 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure, classified under CWE-1393. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-45249?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-45249 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2023-45249 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-29), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure

CVE-2023-45249

Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.1.1-71, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure…

EPSS: 0.935 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1393

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-07-29. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-08-19.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

SEC-6452 (vendor-advisory)
www.securityweek.com/acronis-product-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45249?: CVE-2023-45249 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure, classified under CWE-1393. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-45249?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-45249 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2023-45249 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-29), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.