CVE-2020-9452
HIGHAcronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510 - Privilege Escalation via Hardlink Attack in Quarantine Feature
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe includes functionality to quarantine files by copying a suspected ransomware file from one directory to another using SYSTEM privileges. Because unprivileged users have write permissions in the quarantine folder, it is possible to control this privileged write with a hardlink. This means that an unprivileged user can write/overwrite arbitrary files in arbitrary folders. Escalating privileges to SYSTEM is trivial with arbitrary writes. While the quarantine feature is not enabled by default, it can be forced to copy the file to the quarantine by communicating with anti_ransomware_service.exe through its REST API.
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-2020-9452/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.6%
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-59
Status
published
Products (1)
acronis/true_image_2020
24.5.22510
Published
May 25, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026