CVE-2026-42061 Privilege escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP
Local attackers can escalate privileges due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes in Acronis DeviceLock DLP.
- 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-2026-42061?
CVE-2026-42061 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acronis DeviceLock DLP, published on 3 Jun 2026. 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 excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42061?
How do I fix CVE-2026-42061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-42061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgh4-c962-w9qg.