What is CVE-2024-8766?

CVE-2024-8766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-8766?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16

CVE-2024-8766

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.

EPSS: 0.001 (17.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

SEC-7218 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8766?: CVE-2024-8766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-8766?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.