Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent for Linux, macOS, and Windows, prior to build 40296. This issue arises from improper handling of soft links.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation, enabling a user to gain elevated rights or permissions on the system.

Remediation

Users can update to Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent version C25.06 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: Aug 28, 2025, 12:50 PM
Updated: Aug 28, 2025, 12:50 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
4.2
impact
2.5
exploitability
3.3
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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