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CVE-2021-38088

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Acronis Cyber Protect 15 for Windows prior to build 27009 allowed local privilege escalation via binary hijacking.

Affected products

• Acronis Cyber Protect 15: before 15; 15, 15-update1 — fixed in 15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.acronis.com/content/68564
• https://kb.acronis.com/content/68564

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