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CVE-2021-38088:
Acronis Cyber Protect vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 contained a local privilege escalation vulnerability through binary hijacking (CVE-2021-38088). The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in August 2021, affecting the Windows version of Acronis Cyber Protect 15 software (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability stems from a binary hijacking issue that could be exploited locally by an attacker with low privileges and requires no user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows local attackers to elevate their privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining high-level access to system resources and sensitive data (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows build 27009 and later versions. Users are advised to update to a patched version of the software to mitigate this security risk (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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