CVE-2025-7779 Privilege escalation in Acronis True Image
Local attackers can escalate privileges via insecure XPC service configuration in Acronis True Image for macOS.
- 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-2025-7779?
CVE-2025-7779 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to insecure XPC service configuration. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42389, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (macOS) before build 42198, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (macOS) before build 42197, Acronis True Image OEM (macOS) before build 42571.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7779?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4rx-m7vw-65hg.