CVE-2026-28722 json
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling.
published 8mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-9957
- cvss
- 7.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
Patch / fix
- Acronis Acronis Cyber Protect 17 41186
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 8mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Acronis Acronis Cyber Protect 17
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-610 Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
References
-
security-advisory.acronis.com
/advisories/SEC-8481
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-28722
- NVD CVE-2026-28722
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