CVE-2022-46869
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Aug 31, 2023
Updated: Sep 7, 2023
CWE ID 59
CWE ID 269
Summary
CVE-2022-46869 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office for Windows. During the installation process, the software fails to properly handle soft links, leading to potential privilege escalation. This issue allows unprivileged users to gain elevated access to the system, posing a significant security risk. The affected versions of Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office are those before build 40278. Users are strongly advised to update their software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Affected Products
- Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Affected Vendors
- Acronis International
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