8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2025-7779
Acronis True Image macOS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Local privilege escalation due to insecure XPC service configuration. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42389, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (macOS) before build 42198, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (macOS) before build 42197.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-7779 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.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.0 HIGH 73dc0fef-1c66-4a72-9d2d-0a0f4012c175
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Acronis products to the latest version to fix local privilege escalation.
  • Update Acronis True Image to build 42389 or later.
  • Update Acronis True Image for SanDisk to build 42198 or later.
  • Update Acronis True Image for Western Digital to build 42197 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8193
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Local privilege escalation due to insecure XPC service configuration. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (macOS) before build 42389, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (macOS) before build 42198, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (macOS) before build 42197.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-269
    Added Reference https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8193
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
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