CVE-2026-44609 Privilege escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP
High 7.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-44609 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-44609 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Acronis DeviceLock DLP. 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-2026-44609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44609/index.md)
Local attackers can escalate privileges via EXE hijacking in Acronis DeviceLock DLP for 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-2026-44609?
CVE-2026-44609 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 EXE hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44609?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44609?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-44609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qgh2-4v7g-2cmc.