CVE-2023-44157
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are...
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
- Record
CVE-2023-44157- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48516
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48516- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j328-7fg7-x9f2
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are...
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
- Record
GHSA-j328-7fg7-x9f2- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows) before build 35979.
- Record
CVE-2023-44157- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44157 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Acronis Cyber Protect 15, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.