Acronis Cyber Protect 17 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 for Windows, prior to build 41186. This issue arises from improper handling of soft links, which can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.

Impact

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

Remediation

Users can update to Acronis Cyber Protect 17 build 41186 or later to address this vulnerability.