CVE-2020-9450

HIGH

Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Executable Whitelisting via REST API

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe exposes a REST API that can be used by everyone, even unprivileged users. This API is used to communicate from the GUI to anti_ransomware_service.exe. This can be exploited to add an arbitrary malicious executable to the whitelist, or even exclude an entire drive from being monitored by anti_ransomware_service.exe.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.acronis.com
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://madsjoensen.dk/cve-2020-9450/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (1)
acronis/true_image_2020 24.5.22510
Published May 25, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026