Local privilege escalation via over-permissioned child processes
Published Jun 3, 2026 · Updated Jun 3, 2026
Privilege escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP before 9.0.15051.93227 allows local users to gain elevated Windows privileges. Acronis reports that DeviceLock assigns excessive permissions to child processes, but does not identify the process, permission, or triggering operation. Exploitation requires low local privileges and user interaction; successful abuse compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Acronis DeviceLock DLP before 9.0.15051.93227 allows local users to gain elevated Windows privileges. Acronis reports that DeviceLock assigns excessive permissions to child processes, but does not identify the process, permission, or triggering operation. Exploitation requires low local privileges and user interaction; successful abuse compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-42061
- Published
- Jun 3, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Vendor
- Acronis
- Product
- Acronis DeviceLock DLP
- Classifications
- CWE-250, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <9.0.15051.93227
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