CVE-2026-41220

Deferred Deferred - Pending Action

Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP and Cyber Protect Cloud Agent

Publication date: 2026-04-29

Last updated on: 2026-05-19

Assigner: Acronis International GmbH

Description

Local privilege escalation due to improper input validation. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.93212, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 42183.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-29

Last Modified

2026-05-19

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-41220

EUVD

EUVD-2026-26233

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
acronis	devicelock_dlp	to 9.0.93212 (exc)
acronis	cyber_protect_cloud_agent	to 42183 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-787	The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue caused by improper input validation in certain Acronis products. Specifically, it affects Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) versions before build 9.0.93212 and Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) versions before build 42183.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an attacker with limited privileges on the affected system to escalate their privileges to a higher level. This can lead to full control over the system, including the ability to read, modify, or delete sensitive data, install malicious software, or disrupt system operations.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation due to improper input validation, which can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability as indicated by the CVSS score.

Such vulnerabilities can potentially affect compliance with standards like GDPR and HIPAA because unauthorized privilege escalation may lead to unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data, thereby violating data protection and privacy requirements.

However, specific impacts on compliance depend on the context of use and whether the affected products are used to process regulated data.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation caused by improper input validation in certain Acronis products. Specifically, it affects Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) versions before build 9.0.93212 and Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) versions before build 42183.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows an attacker with limited privileges on the affected system to escalate their privileges locally. This can lead to full control over the system, including the ability to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and system resources.

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