CVE-2025-48961

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39938.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect 15: before 39938 — fixed in 39938

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 39938. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8000

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