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FKIE_CVE-2022-45451

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-08-31 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:10
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
References
security@acronis.comhttps://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-5487Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security@acronis.comhttps://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4858Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-5487Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4858Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
acronis agent *
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect 15
acronis cyber_protect_home_office *
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