What is CVE-2024-49389?

CVE-2024-49389 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-49389?

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

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files

CVE-2024-49389

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Files (Windows) before build 9.0.0x24.

Published 2024-10-17 · 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: 0.001 (2.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Files — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Files

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5319 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49389?: CVE-2024-49389 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-49389?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.