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CVE-2021-44198: DLL hijacking could lead to local privilege escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-11-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

DLL hijacking could lead to local privilege escalation. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 28035

Affected products

• Acronis Cyber Protect 15: before 15; 15, 15-update1, 15-update2 — fixed in 15

How to fix

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

References

• https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2128
• https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2128

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