High severity · published Apr 10, 2026
CVE-2026-33092
Local privilege escalation due to improper handling of environment variables
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local privilege escalation due to improper handling of environment variables. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image OEM (macOS) before build 42571, 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)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AT
Acronis True Image · Acronis
before 42902 · source: vendor
AT
Acronis True Image OEM · Acronis
before 42571 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33092
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33092
security-advisory.acronis.com
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-9407
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