Vulnerability · Published Jan 2, 2025 · Assigned by Acronis
CVE-2024-55542
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Acronis Cyber Protect 16 from Acronis. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to Tray Monitor service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 39169, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35895.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 16 | unspecified – before 39169 |
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent | unspecified – before 35895 |
Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- SEC-5342 vendor-advisory