High severity · published Jul 30, 2021
CVE-2020-14999
A logic bug in system monitoring driver of Acronis Agent after 12.5.21540 and before 12.5.23094 allowed to bypass Windows memory protection and access sensitive data
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A logic bug in system monitoring driver of Acronis Agent after 12.5.21540 and before 12.5.23094 allowed to bypass Windows memory protection and access sensitive data.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AG
Agent · Acronis
12.5.21540 through 12.5.23094 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14999
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14999
Vendor Advisory
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/updates/index.html
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