CVE-2024-49389 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Files
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis Cyber Files for 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-2024-49389?
CVE-2024-49389 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Files, published on 17 Oct 2024. 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 Files (Windows) before build 9.0.0x24.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49389?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acronis Cyber Files.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Files
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g772-q8cg-3fp5.