What is CVE-2025-9578?

CVE-2025-9578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2025-9578?

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

Is CVE-2025-9578 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent

CVE-2025-9578

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 40734.

EPSS: 0.000 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

SEC-9107 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9578?: CVE-2025-9578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-9578?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-9578 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.