PT-2023-5788 · Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protect 16+2

Published 2023-10-09 · Updated 2024-02-27 · CVE-2023-45248

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) versions before build 36497 Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) versions before build 37391 Acronis Agent (Windows) versions before build 36497

Description The issue is related to a local privilege escalation due to a DLL hijacking vulnerability. This vulnerability is associated with an uncontrolled search path element. Exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) versions before build 36497, update to build 36497 or later. For Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) versions before build 37391, update to build 37391 or later. For Acronis Agent (Windows) versions before build 36497, update to build 36497 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to vulnerable components until a patch is available.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06474

CVE-2023-45248

Affected Products

Acronis Agent

Acronis Cyber Protect 16

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06474 · Security Note
• https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-6052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45248 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45248 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1711341825515004108 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71836 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/72460 · Telegram Post