Medium severity · published Sep 16, 2024
CVE-2024-8766
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect 16 · Acronis
before 39169 · source: vendor
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis
before 38235 · source: vendor
CP
Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis
before 38235 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8766
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8766
security-advisory.acronis.com
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7218
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