CVE-2025-48963
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 40296.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1610Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2025-07-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48963cnnvd
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8568cnnvd
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/updates/UPD-2506-048e-6f48Patchcnnvd
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8568enisa_euvd
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8568nvd
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