CVE-2023-48677

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 12, 2023 at 08:33 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:34 AM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendorCyber Protect Home OfficeCyber ProtectCyber Protect Cloud Agent· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40901, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 39378, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39938.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Cyber Protect Home Office · Acronis

95%

v < 40901

Affected range stops below 40901, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Cyber Protect · Acronis

60%

v < 39938

Affected range stops below 39938, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis

60%

v < 39378

Affected range stops below 39378, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

True Image · Acronis

60%

v < 42575

Affected range stops below 42575, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5620

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5620

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-427

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