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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-38086
CVE-2021-38086:
Acronis Cyber Protect vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 and Acronis Agent for Windows prior to build 26226 allowed local privilege escalation via DLL hijacking (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a high severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through DLL hijacking, potentially compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows build 27009 and Acronis Agent for Windows build 26226. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the risk (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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