CVE-2021-44205 Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in Acronis backup software, requiring an upgrade to secure versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-44205?
CVE-2021-44205 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, published on 4 Feb 2022. 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
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612, Acronis True Image 2021 (Windows) before build 39287
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44205?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, Acronis True Image.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44205?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-44205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- CVE-2023-44208 Missing authorization in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- CVE-2022-4418 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- CVE-2022-24115 Local privilege escalation due to unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries
- CVE-2023-48677 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 16
- CVE-2022-46869 Path traversal in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cr8-mrwp-p7xm.