Acronis True Image up to 42385 on Windows uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Acronis True Image up to 42385 on Windows and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-11178. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Acronis True Image up to 42385 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42386, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (Windows) before build 42636, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (Windows) before build 42679.

It is possible to read the advisory at security-advisory.acronis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-11178 since 09/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 42386 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-31741). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
CNA Vector (Acronis): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: True Image 42386

Timelineinfo

09/30/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/30/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
09/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/04/2026 +127 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2025-11178 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326427
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2025 18:29
Updated: 02/04/2026 01:33
Changes: 09/30/2025 18:29 (64), 10/01/2025 09:05 (1), 01/22/2026 17:19 (1), 02/04/2026 01:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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