CVE-2021-38088 json
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 allowed local privilege escalation via binary hijacking.
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-24561
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 allowed local privilege escalation via binary hijacking.
Patch / fix
- acronis cyber_protect 15
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0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
kb.acronis.com
/content/68564
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-38088
- NVD CVE-2021-38088
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