What is CVE-2026-28715?

CVE-2026-28715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-28715?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Acronis Cyber Protect 17

CVE-2026-28715

Sensitive information disclosure due to improper authorization checks. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, Windows) before build 41186.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5910 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28715?: CVE-2026-28715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-28715?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.