Local Privilege Escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP

Publication date: 2026-06-03

Last updated on: 2026-06-04

Assigner: Acronis International GmbH

Description

Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.

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Published

2026-06-03

Last Modified

2026-06-04

Generated

2026-07-14

AI Q&A

2026-06-03

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-12

NVD

CVE-2026-42061

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
acronis	devicelock_dlp	to 9.0.15051.93227 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-250	The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue caused by excessive permissions assigned to child processes in Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) versions before build 9.0.15051.93227.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially leading to full control over the system.

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