CVE-2026-28727
HIGHCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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2Description
Local privilege escalation due to insecure Unix socket permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (macOS) before build 41186, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (macOS) before build 41124.
Analysis
Acronis Cyber Protect and Cloud Agent on macOS before specific builds contain an insecure Unix socket permissions vulnerability that allows local authenticated users to escalate privileges and gain complete system control. An attacker with local access can exploit this misconfiguration to read sensitive data, modify system files, and execute arbitrary commands with elevated rights. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Inventory all macOS systems running Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (before build 41186) or Cloud Agent (before build 41124) and assess user access patterns. Within 7 days: Implement network access controls to limit local privilege escalation pathways and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. …
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