CVE-2023-5042 Information disclosure in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can access sensitive information due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis backup software 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-2023-5042?

CVE-2023-5042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, published on 20 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sensitive information disclosure due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40713, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5042?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-5042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cpvg-3p8x-hcjm.

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