Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent up to 40733 on Windows permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent up to 40733 on Windows. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in permission assignment. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-9578. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent up to 40733 on Windows. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 40734.

It is possible to read the advisory at security-advisory.acronis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-9578 since 08/28/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 40734 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-26058) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1924). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Acronis Cyber Protect

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Acronis): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Cyber Protect Cloud Agent 40734

Timelineinfo

08/28/2025 Advisory disclosed
08/28/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
08/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/29/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2025-9578 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321759
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1924 - Acronis Cyber Protect: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2025 16:15
Updated: 08/29/2025 14:38
Changes: 08/28/2025 16:15 (64), 08/29/2025 10:33 (7), 08/29/2025 14:38 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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