CVE-2024-34015

Sensitive file disclosure via followed symbolic links

Published Nov 11, 2024 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Information disclosure in Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM builds before 1.8.3.818 or 1.9.1.892 allows local users to read sensitive data. During file browsing, the plugin follows symbolic links without ensuring that their targets remain within the authorized file set. Local low-privilege access is required; exposure is limited to confidentiality, with no reported file modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM builds before 1.8.3.818 or 1.9.1.892 allows local users to read sensitive data. During file browsing, the plugin follows symbolic links without ensuring that their targets remain within the authorized file set. Local low-privilege access is required; exposure is limited to confidentiality, with no reported file modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-34015
Published
Nov 11, 2024
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Acronis
Product
Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM
Classifications
CWE-61, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 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=unspecified <1.8.3.818
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.9.1.892

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Acronis · Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHMversion=unspecified <1.8.3.818; version=unspecified <1.9.1.892

Published CVSS scores

3.3Acronis International GmbHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
T1005Data from Local System

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