CVE-2021-44199 DLL hijacking could lead to denial of service
Attackers can cause denial of service in Acronis Windows products via DLL hijacking, requiring users to upgrade to patched builds.
- 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-2021-44199?
CVE-2021-44199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 29 Nov 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
DLL hijacking could lead to denial of service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 28035, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 27305, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44199?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-44199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect
- CVE-2022-45451 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
- CVE-2023-41743 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 15
- CVE-2026-28727 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 17
- CVE-2023-41744 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
- CVE-2021-44204 Local privilege escalation via named pipe due to improper access control checks
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r24c-4jp9-g34v.