CVE-2022-46869

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: 2023-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-610

Description

Local privilege escalation during installation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office: before 40278 — fixed in 40278

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 40278. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3835
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3835

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