CVE-2025-48963

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: 2025-08-28 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-610

Description

Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 40296.

Affected products

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent: before 40296 — fixed in 40296

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent 40296. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8568

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