CVE-2026-28717
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Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect

Publication date: 2026-03-06

Last updated on: 2026-03-11

Assigner: Acronis International GmbH

Description
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.

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Published
2026-03-06
Last Modified
2026-03-11
Generated
2026-07-06
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2026-03-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-04
NVD
CVE-2026-28717
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9952

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Vendor Product Version / Range
acronis cyber_protect to 17.0.41186 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-276 During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue caused by improper directory permissions in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially allowing them to perform actions that require elevated permissions.

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