Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17

CVE-2026-28713

Default credentials set for local privileged user in Virtual Appliance. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (VMware) before build 36943, Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (VMware) before build 41186.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-28713: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28713?
CVE-2026-28713 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under CWE-1392. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-28713?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.