CVE-2025-48963
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Publication date: 2025-08-28
Last updated on: 2025-08-29
Assigner: Acronis International GmbH
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| acronis | cyber_protect_cloud_agent | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
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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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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