CVE-2024-55540

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2245	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:16:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:16:update1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:16:update2::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-02 16:15

Updated : 2025-03-06 14:54

NVD link : CVE-2024-55540

Mitre link : CVE-2024-55540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-55540

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

acronis

cyber_protect

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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