What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-8766?

CVE-2024-8766 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Microsoft CVE-2024-8766

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427)

2024-09-16 security@acronis.com

Privilege Escalation Microsoft

6.7

CVSS 3.0 · Vendor: acronis

Severity by source

Vendor (acronis) PRIMARY

6.7 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (acronis) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: acronis

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 16, 2024 - 20:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.7

DescriptionCVE.org

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-427. Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Windows) before build 38235, Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Windows) before build 39169.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.