Actively exploited · Published Jul 24, 2024 · Assigned by Acronis

CVE-2023-45249

Critical 9.8 Exploited

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure from Acronis. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on July 29, 2024). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 53.5% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)53.5%top 1.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Jul 29, 2024
Attack tooling2Metasploit, Nuclei

CISA guidance

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 19, 2024.

Official description

Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.1.1-71, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.2.1-69, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.3.1-53, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.4.4-132.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure unspecified – before 5.0.1-61
Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure unspecified – before 5.1.1-71
Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure unspecified – before 5.2.1-69
Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure unspecified – before 5.3.1-53
Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure unspecified – before 5.4.4-132

Weakness: CWE-1393 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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