CVE-2022-4418 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-4418?

CVE-2022-4418 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, published on 18 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Local privilege escalation due to unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40208.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4418?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4418?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-4418 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4418 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v6r-g5cx-h6fg.

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