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High
CVE-2021-44198
DLL hijacking could lead to local privilege escalation
Vulnerability Description
DLL hijacking could lead to local privilege escalation. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 28035
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- @vanitas (https://hackerone.com/vanitas)
- @vasebur (https://hackerone.com/vasebur)
- @mmg (https://hackerone.com/mmg)
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Acronis Cyber Protect 15
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 29th, 2021
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H