CVE-2022-45451 (GCVE-0-2022-45451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-31 14:43 – Updated: 2024-10-01 17:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 30600, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 30984.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-01 17:50 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/… | vendor-advisory |
| https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-5487 | related |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office |
Affected:
unspecified , < 40173
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| Acronis | Acronis Agent |
Affected:
unspecified , < 30600
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect 15 |
Affected:
unspecified , < 30984
(semver)
|
guessed |
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