Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2023 · Assigned by Acronis
CVE-2022-45451
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Acronis Agent from Acronis. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office | unspecified – before 40173 |
| Acronis | Acronis Agent | unspecified – before 30600 |
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 15 | unspecified – before 30984 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H