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Publication date: 2025-09-30

Last updated on: 2026-04-10

Assigner: Acronis International GmbH

Description

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42386, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (Windows) before build 42636, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (Windows) before build 42679, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-09-30

Last Modified

2026-04-10

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-09-30

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-11178

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
acronis	true_image	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-427	The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation caused by DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image (Windows) versions before build 42386. It allows a local attacker to gain higher privileges by exploiting the way the software loads DLL files.

Impact Analysis

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

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