CVE-2022-45452 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis Agent and Cyber Protect 15 on 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-2022-45452?
CVE-2022-45452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 18 May 2023. 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 Agent (Windows) before build 30430, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45452?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45452?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45452 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45452 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45452 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-rqpg-32gg-fvxh.