Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17
CVE-2026-28722
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% 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
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8481 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28722?
- CVE-2026-28722 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28722?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.