What is CVE-2024-55540?

CVE-2024-55540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-55540?

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

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16

CVE-2024-55540

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 16 — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber_protect — versions 16
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security@acronis.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55540?: CVE-2024-55540 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-55540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.