What is CVE-2024-55542?

CVE-2024-55542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-55542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 16

CVE-2024-55542

Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to Tray Monitor service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 39169, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35895.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

security@acronis.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55542?: CVE-2024-55542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-55542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.