CVE-2025-48963

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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.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.3 (v3.0)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2025-08-28 10:15:32.437000

Last modified

2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2025-48963",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-08-28T10:15:32.437",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-18T21:10:00.120",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Escalada de privilegios local debido a manejo inadecuado de enlaces simbólicos. Los siguientes productos están afectados: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) anterior a la compilación 40296."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Acronis",
          "product": "Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "Linux",
            "macOS",
            "Windows"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "unspecified",
              "lessThan": "40296",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.0",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.3,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.3,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
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        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2025-08-29T03:55:22.901084Z",
          "id": "CVE-2025-48963",
          "options": [
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              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
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    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-610"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-8568",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}