CVE-2026-28717
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are...
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
- Record
CVE-2026-28717- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9952
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
- Record
EUVD-2026-9952- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc5m-w25p-gg57
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are...
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
- Record
GHSA-xc5m-w25p-gg57- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Local privilege escalation due to improper directory permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.
- Record
CVE-2026-28717- CVSS 3.0
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-28717 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Acronis Cyber Protect 17, published March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.