Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent 36943/37758/38235 on Windows/macOS Setting unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent on Windows/macOS and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Setting Handler. This manipulation causes unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8903. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent on Windows/macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Local active protection service settings manipulation due to unnecessary privileges assignment. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows, macOS) before build 38565.

The advisory is shared at security-advisory.acronis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8903 since 09/16/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 38565 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cyber Protect Cloud Agent 38565

Timelineinfo

09/16/2024 🔍
09/23/2024 +7 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security-advisory.acronis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8903 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8903
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278281

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2024 11:14
Updated: 09/23/2024 13:37
Changes: 09/23/2024 11:14 (65), 09/23/2024 13:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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