7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-41743
Acronis Driver Communication Port Permissions Elevation of Privilege
Description

Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 31637, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 6, 2023, 12:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-41743 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Acronis cyber_protect_home_office
2 Acronis agent
3 Acronis cyber_protect
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-41743.

URL Resource
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-4858 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5487 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-41743 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5487 No Types Assigned https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5487 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-4858 No Types Assigned https://security-advisory.acronis.com/SEC-4858 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) c23.02 *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:39900:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:40107:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:40173:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect_home_office:40208:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40173, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 31637, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979. Local privilege escalation due to insecure driver communication port permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 31637, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05684

percentile

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