Acronis DeviceLock DLP/Cyber Protect Cloud Agent on Windows write-what-where condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Acronis DeviceLock DLP and Cyber Protect Cloud Agent on Windows. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes write-what-where condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-41952. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Acronis DeviceLock DLP and Cyber Protect Cloud Agent on Windows (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a write-what-where condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-123. Any condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Local privilege escalation due to improper input validation. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.93212, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 42183.

It is possible to read the advisory at security-advisory.acronis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-41952 since 04/27/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1322). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Acronis Cyber Protect

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Write-what-where condition
CWE: CWE-123 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/27/2026 CVE reserved
04/29/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
04/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/01/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2026-41952 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360163
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1322 - Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalation

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2026 16:54
Updated: 05/01/2026 17:25
Changes: 04/29/2026 16:54 (63), 05/01/2026 17:25 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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