Local privilege escalation via DLL search-path hijacking
Published Sep 30, 2025 · Updated Sep 30, 2025
DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image for Windows before build 42386 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Acronis has not disclosed the affected executable, DLL name, or unsafe library-loading sequence beyond identifying uncontrolled DLL search-path behavior. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and user interaction, after which attacker-controlled code runs with elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image for Windows before build 42386 allows local users to gain elevated privileges. Acronis has not disclosed the affected executable, DLL name, or unsafe library-loading sequence beyond identifying uncontrolled DLL search-path behavior. Exploitation requires existing low-privileged local access and user interaction, after which attacker-controlled code runs with elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-11178
- Published
- Sep 30, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Acronis
- Product
- Acronis True Image
- Classifications
- CWE-427, T1574.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <42386
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