CVE-2025-48961 Privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect 16
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to insecure folder permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect on 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-2025-48961?
CVE-2025-48961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect 16, published on 4 Jun 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 insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39938.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48961?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c4m-fm4f-hjxx.