CVE-2024-34013: CWE-78 in Acronis Acronis True Image
CVE-2024-34013 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Acronis True Image for macOS due to OS command injection. It affects versions before build 41396 for the standard edition and before build 42571 for the OEM edition. The vulnerability allows an attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS score is 7. 8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by the vendor as of the publication date. There are no known exploits in the wild currently. Users of affected versions should monitor vendor advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-34013 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability classified under CWE-78 (OS command injection) affecting Acronis True Image on macOS. The flaw exists in versions prior to build 41396 (standard) and 42571 (OEM), allowing an attacker with local access and limited privileges to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8, reflecting high severity with low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation or patch has been documented by the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in local privilege escalation on affected macOS systems running vulnerable versions of Acronis True Image. This enables an attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated rights, potentially compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from Acronis. Avoid running vulnerable versions on sensitive systems where possible.
CVE-2024-34013: CWE-78 in Acronis Acronis True Image
Description
CVE-2024-34013 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Acronis True Image for macOS due to OS command injection. It affects versions before build 41396 for the standard edition and before build 42571 for the OEM edition. The vulnerability allows an attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands, potentially leading to full system compromise. The CVSS score is 7. 8, indicating high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by the vendor as of the publication date. There are no known exploits in the wild currently. Users of affected versions should monitor vendor advisories for updates and apply patches once available.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-34013 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability classified under CWE-78 (OS command injection) affecting Acronis True Image on macOS. The flaw exists in versions prior to build 41396 (standard) and 42571 (OEM), allowing an attacker with local access and limited privileges to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands. This can lead to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.8, reflecting high severity with low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation or patch has been documented by the vendor at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in local privilege escalation on affected macOS systems running vulnerable versions of Acronis True Image. This enables an attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated rights, potentially compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for updates from Acronis. Avoid running vulnerable versions on sensitive systems where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Acronis
- Date Reserved
- 2024-04-29T15:33:32.845Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d900441cc7ad14dabf8fc6
Added to database: 4/10/2026, 1:51:00 PM
Last enriched: 4/10/2026, 2:05:51 PM
Last updated: 4/10/2026, 3:05:24 PM
Views: 4
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