CVE-2024-34010

Privilege escalation via unquoted search path

Published Apr 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 10, 2026

Unquoted search paths in affected Acronis Windows products allow local users with high privileges to execute code at elevated privilege. A privileged process starts an executable through an unquoted path, allowing an earlier user-controlled path component to be selected. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and can run attacker-controlled code within a more privileged process.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unquoted search paths in affected Acronis Windows products allow local users with high privileges to execute code at elevated privilege. A privileged process starts an executable through an unquoted path, allowing an earlier user-controlled path component to be selected. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and can run attacker-controlled code within a more privileged process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34010
Published
Apr 29, 2024
Updated
Apr 10, 2026
Vendor
Acronis
Product
Acronis True Image
Classifications
CWE-428, T1574.009
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <42386

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Acronis · Acronis True Imageversion=unspecified <42386
Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protectversion=unspecified <38690
Acronis · Acronis True Image OEMversion=unspecified <42575
Acronis · Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agentversion=- <build_37758; version=unspecified <37758

Published CVSS scores

8.2Acronis International GmbHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
T1574.009Path Interception by Unquoted Path

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