CVE-2025-24832 Path traversal in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via improper symbolic link handling during home directory recovery in Acronis Backup plugins for cPanel and Plesk.
- 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-2025-24832?
CVE-2025-24832 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Arbitrary file overwrite during home directory recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.8.4.866, Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.9.1.892, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 1.8.7.615.
Weakness: CWE-61
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24832?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24832?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-24832 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24832 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc2q-hwc8-26rv.