Local privilege escalation via incomplete uninstall cleanup
Published Feb 13, 2023 · Updated Mar 21, 2025
Privilege escalation in affected Windows builds of Acronis Cyber Protect and Agent products allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The vendor identifies incomplete cleanup during uninstallation but does not disclose which files, services, permissions, or other resources remain or how they are abused. Exploitation requires a local low-privileged user and user interaction; successful exploitation raises privileges within Windows.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in affected Windows builds of Acronis Cyber Protect and Agent products allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The vendor identifies incomplete cleanup during uninstallation but does not disclose which files, services, permissions, or other resources remain or how they are abused. Exploitation requires a local low-privileged user and user interaction; successful exploitation raises privileges within Windows.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-45455
- Published
- Feb 13, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Acronis
- Product
- Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
- Classifications
- CWE-459, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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