CVE-2026-28721
Severity Score
7.3
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
Escalada de privilegios local debido al manejo inadecuado de enlaces simbólicos. Los siguientes productos están afectados: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) anterior a la compilación 41186.
*Credits:
@vultza (https://hackerone.com/vultza)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2026-03-03 CVE Reserved
- 2026-03-05 CVE Published
- 2026-03-09 CVE Updated
- 2026-05-12 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-610: Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
CAPEC
References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8445 | 2026-03-09 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Acronis Search vendor "Acronis" | Acronis Cyber Protect 17 Search vendor "Acronis" for product "Acronis Cyber Protect 17" | < 41186 Search vendor "Acronis" for product "Acronis Cyber Protect 17" and version " < 41186" | en |
Affected
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