Acronis Cyber Files prior 9.0.0x24 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Acronis Cyber Files on Windows. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-49391. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Acronis Cyber Files on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Files (Windows) before build 9.0.0x24.

The advisory is shared for download at security-advisory.acronis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-49391 since 10/14/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0x24 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cyber Files 9.0.0x24

Timelineinfo

10/14/2024 🔍
10/17/2024 +3 days 🔍
10/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +138 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-49391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280748

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2024 15:37
Updated: 03/04/2025 11:39
Changes: 10/17/2024 15:37 (62), 10/19/2024 02:23 (12), 03/04/2025 11:39 (3)
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