Vulnerability · Published Jan 2, 2025 · Assigned by Acronis
CVE-2024-55540
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled search path 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)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 16 | unspecified – before 39169 |
Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- SEC-2245 vendor-advisory