CVE-2022-44733 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

High 7.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office for Windows.

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-2022-44733?

CVE-2022-44733 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, published on 7 Nov 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 insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39900.

Weakness: CWE-732, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44733?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

How do I fix CVE-2022-44733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-44733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c3g-5x92-qfrv.

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