CVE-2021-44204 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-44204

Local privilege escalation via named pipe due to improper access control checks

Vulnerability Description

Local privilege escalation via named pipe due to improper access control checks. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 28035, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 27147, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612, Acronis True Image 2021 (Windows) before build 39287

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:

  • @xnand (https://hackerone.com/xnand)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Acronis Cyber Protect 15, Acronis Agent, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, Acronis True Image 2021
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: February 4th, 2022
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion