CVE-2022-45451 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
Local attackers can escalate privileges via insecure driver communication port permissions in Acronis backup software.
- 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-2022-45451?
CVE-2022-45451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 31 Aug 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 insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45451?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect
- 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
- CVE-2022-24113 Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69gc-792g-gcp5.