CVE-2020-9452

HIGH

Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510 - Privilege Escalation via Hardlink Attack in Quarantine Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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