CVE-2021-38086 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in Acronis Cyber Protect and Agent for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38086?
CVE-2021-38086 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 12 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 and Acronis Agent for Windows prior to build 26226 allowed local privilege escalation via DLL hijacking.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38086?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acronis Cyber Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38086?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-38086 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38086 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vx8-fj63-v6wv.