CVE-2022-44744

Local privilege escalation via DLL search hijacking

Published Nov 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 30, 2025

Local privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office before build 40107 allows local users to gain elevated access via DLL hijacking. Acronis identifies an uncontrolled DLL search-path element but does not disclose the affected executable, library name, writable directory, or triggering action. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and user interaction; the vendor-scored impact is limited to unauthorized information disclosure.

CVSS severity2.2
Low
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office before build 40107 allows local users to gain elevated access via DLL hijacking. Acronis identifies an uncontrolled DLL search-path element but does not disclose the affected executable, library name, writable directory, or triggering action. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and user interaction; the vendor-scored impact is limited to unauthorized information disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-44744
Published
Nov 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 30, 2025
Vendor
Acronis
Product
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Classifications
CWE-427, CAPEC-471, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 30, 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 <40107

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protect Home Officeversion=0 <40107

Published CVSS scores

2.2Acronis International GmbHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.3National Institute of Standards and TechnologyCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC-471Search Order Hijacking
T1574.001Hijack Execution Flow: DLL

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