What is CVE-2026-28714?

CVE-2026-28714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-28714?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17

CVE-2026-28714

Unnecessary transmission of sensitive cryptographic material. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, Windows) before build 41186.

Published 2026-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 17 — versions unspecified
Acronis Cyber Protect
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5383 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28714?: CVE-2026-28714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-28714?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.