# CVE-2026-33092: Privilege escalation in Acronis True Image

> Local attackers can escalate privileges via improper environment variable handling in Acronis True Image for macOS.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xr7f-6r6v-cqmm

## What is CVE-2026-33092?

CVE-2026-33092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, published on 10 Apr 2026. 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 improper handling of environment variables. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image OEM (macOS) before build 42571, Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42902.

Weakness: CWE-15 (External Control of System or Configuration Setting)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33092?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-33092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-33092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-33092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-33092 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-33092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis True Image, published on 10 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Acronis True Image. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33092/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33092/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33092
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33092
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33092

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33092/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.