Vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17
CVE-2026-28727
Local privilege escalation due to insecure Unix socket permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (macOS) before build 41186, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (macOS) before build 41124, Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42902.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Acronis Cyber Protect 17 — versions unspecified
- Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent — versions unspecified
- Acronis True Image — versions unspecified
- Acronis Agent
- Acronis Cyber Protect
- Apple macOS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-9408 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28727?
- CVE-2026-28727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28727?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.