CVE-2024-55542

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS Score

Published: January 2, 2025 at 03:26 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:11 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorCyber ProtectCyber Protect Cloud Agent

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Severity

MEDIUM4.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to Tray Monitor service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 39169, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35895.

Affected

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

Cyber Protect · Acronis

60%

v < 39169

Affected range stops below 39169, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis

60%

v < 35895

Affected range stops below 35895, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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-5342

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5342

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMAcronis

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-266

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