CVE-2025-48963
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Publication date: 2025-08-28

Last updated on: 2025-08-29

Assigner: Acronis International GmbH

Description
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 40296.
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Published
2025-08-28
Last Modified
2025-08-29
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2026-06-16
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2025-08-28
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-48963
EUVD
EUVD-2025-25962
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acronis cyber_protect_cloud_agent *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-610 The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue caused by improper handling of soft links in the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent software on Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms before build 40296. It allows a local attacker to potentially gain higher privileges than intended.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could escalate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining full control, which could lead to unauthorized access, data modification, or disruption of services.

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