High severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-28713
Default credentials set for local privileged user in Virtual Appliance
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Default credentials set for local privileged user in Virtual Appliance. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (VMware) before build 36943, Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (VMware) before build 41186.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect 17 · Acronis
before 41186 · source: vendor
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis
before 36943 · source: vendor
AG
Agent · Acronis
before c23.12 · source: NVD
CP
Cyber Protect · Acronis
before 17.0.41186 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28713
Vendor Advisory
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4168
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