CVE-2022-45455 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to incomplete uninstallation cleanup in Acronis backup products 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-2022-45455?
CVE-2022-45455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 13 Feb 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 incomplete uninstallation cleanup. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40107, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30025, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Weakness: CWE-459
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45455?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45455 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-4pgg-95h7-rqc6.