CVE-2025-11178 Privilege escalation in Acronis True Image
Local attackers can escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image Windows applications.
- 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-2025-11178?
CVE-2025-11178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, published on 30 Sep 2025. 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 True Image (Windows) before build 42386, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (Windows) before build 42636, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (Windows) before build 42679, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11178?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-11178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f4v-g9pg-7q52.