What is CVE-2026-28712?

CVE-2026-28712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-28712?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17

CVE-2026-28712

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.

EPSS: 0.000 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 17 — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

SEC-2332 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28712?: CVE-2026-28712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-28712?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.