High severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-28727
Local privilege escalation due to insecure Unix socket permissions
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local privilege escalation due to insecure Unix socket permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (macOS) before build 41186, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (macOS) before build 41124, Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42902.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% 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 41124 · source: vendor
AT
Acronis True Image · Acronis
before 42902 · source: vendor
AG
Agent · Acronis
before c25.10 · source: NVD
CP
Cyber Protect · Acronis
before 17.0.41186 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28727
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28727
Vendor Advisory
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-9408
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