PT-2023-5786 · Acronis · Acronis Agent

Published 2023-10-04 · Updated 2026-03-06 · CVE-2023-44209

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Acronis Agent versions prior to build 29051

Description The issue is related to local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For versions prior to build 29051, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue, specifically build 29051 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive areas of the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-610

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06472

CVE-2023-44209

Affected Products

Acronis Agent

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06472 · Security Note
• https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2119 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44209 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44209 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71644 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/154432 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59100 · Telegram Post