Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CVE-2022-24115 is a high-severity improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office from Acronis, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 39605 as the first without the flaw, so updating Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office to 39605 or a later version.
- Update Acronis True Image 2021 to 39287 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on security-advisory.acronis.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acronis | Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office | before 39605 | 39605 |
| Acronis | Acronis True Image 2021 | before 39287 | 39287 |
| Acronis | True Image | 2021 | Not stated |
| Acronis | Cyber Protect Home Office | Not specified in the record | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | High | NVD |
| CVSS 2.0 | 4.6 | Medium | NVD |
Official description
Local privilege escalation due to unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (macOS) before build 39605, Acronis True Image 2021 (macOS) before build 39287
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
More Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerabilities (CWE-347)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- 7.8 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
Recent Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
- 5.5 Medium severity
Microsoft Windows Spoofing Exploited
- 10.0 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
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