What is CVE-2024-55540?

CVE-2024-55540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-55540?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 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: 0.001 (26.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

SEC-2245 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55540?: CVE-2024-55540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-55540?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.