Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent
CVE-2025-48959
Local privilege escalation due to insecure file permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 40077.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.9% 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 Protect Cloud Agent — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8133 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-48959?
- CVE-2025-48959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2025-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-48959?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-48959 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.