CVE-2023-41744 Privilege escalation in Acronis Agent
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries in Acronis backup software on macOS.
- 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-2023-41744?
CVE-2023-41744 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 unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries. The following products are affected: Acronis Agent (macOS) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (macOS) before build 35979.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41744?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41744?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-41744 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41744 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-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-7xhq-g53m-h2mx.