CVE-2023-44157 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 15
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis 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
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44157?
CVE-2023-44157 is a low-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect, published on 27 Sep 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 folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acronis Cyber Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-44157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j328-7fg7-x9f2.