CVE-2022-24115

Local privilege escalation via unsigned-library loading

Published Feb 4, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Unsigned-library loading in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office and True Image 2021 for macOS allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Acronis identifies unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries but has not disclosed the responsible process, library path, or signature-checking operation. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution on macOS and grants privileges held by the affected Acronis process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unsigned-library loading in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office and True Image 2021 for macOS allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Acronis identifies unrestricted loading of unsigned libraries but has not disclosed the responsible process, library path, or signature-checking operation. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution on macOS and grants privileges held by the affected Acronis process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24115
Published
Feb 4, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Acronis
Product
Acronis True Image
Classifications
CWE-347, T1574.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <39287

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Acronis · Acronis True Imageversion=unspecified <39287
Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protect Home Officeversion=unspecified <39605

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
T1574.004Dylib Hijacking

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