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CVE-2022-45452 (GCVE-0-2022-45452)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-18 09:21 – Updated: 2025-01-22 14:44
VLAI
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30430, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-22 14:44 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Acronis Acronis Agent Affected: unspecified , < 30430 (semver)
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Acronis Acronis Cyber Protect 15 Affected: unspecified , < 30984 (semver)
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Credits
@netero1010 (https://hackerone.com/netero1010)
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