CVE-2024-49390 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Files
Local attackers can escalate privileges via DLL hijacking 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-49390?
CVE-2024-49390 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Files (Windows) before build 9.0.0x24.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49390?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acronis Cyber Files.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49390?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49390 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-49390 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49390 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Files
Sources
Also known as GHSA-88q9-p7rf-93g4.