CVE-2021-44199: DLL hijacking could lead to denial of service

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2021-11-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

DLL hijacking could lead to denial of service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 28035, Acronis Agent (Windows) before build 27305, Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent: all versions
Acronis Cyber Protect 15: before 15; 15, 15-update1, 15-update2 — fixed in 15
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office: all versions

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-2508
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-2508

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