CVE-2022-44732

Local privilege escalation via insecure folder permissions

Published Nov 7, 2022 · Updated May 1, 2025

Local privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office for Windows before build 39900 allows local users to gain elevated execution. An undisclosed folder is assigned permissions that are too broad, allowing a low-privileged account to change contents used by the application. Exploitation requires existing local access and user interaction and results in execution with higher privileges.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office for Windows before build 39900 allows local users to gain elevated execution. An undisclosed folder is assigned permissions that are too broad, allowing a low-privileged account to change contents used by the application. Exploitation requires existing local access and user interaction and results in execution with higher privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-44732
Published
Nov 7, 2022
Updated
May 1, 2025
Vendor
Acronis
Product
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <39900

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protect Home Officeversion=0 <39900

Published CVSS scores

7.3Acronis International GmbHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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