CVE-2026-28722

High

Description

Local privilege escalation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Windows) before build 41186.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.3

Exploit probability6. percentile0.2%

ProductAcronis Cyber Protect

PublishedMar 6, 2026

First seenMar 6, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-610CWE-610

How to fix

Update

acronis cyber_protect17.0.41186 or later

Vendor advisories

security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8481

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
acronis cyber_protect	v < 17.0.41186	17.0.41186

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