CVE-2023-44209

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

L

ocal privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 29051, Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 41186.

References

Link	Resource
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119	Vendor Advisory
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:acronis:agent:c22.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

06 Mar 2026, 00:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	~~(en) Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 29051.~~	(en) Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 29051, Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 41186.

21 Nov 2024, 08:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-10-04 20:15

Updated : 2026-03-06 00:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-44209

Mitre link : CVE-2023-44209

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-44209

JSON object : View

Products Affected

macos

linux_kernel

windows

agent

CWE

CWE-610

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

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