Acronis Cyber Protect 16 DLL Hijacking Vulnerability Leading to Local Privilege Escalation

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Acronis Cyber Protect 16 for Windows, prior to build 39169. This issue arises from a DLL hijacking vulnerability, which can be exploited to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation, enabling a user to gain higher-level permissions on the system.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Acronis Cyber Protect 16 Update 3 to address this vulnerability.