CVE-2025-11178: CWE-427 in Acronis Acronis True Image
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42386, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (Windows) before build 42636, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (Windows) before build 42679, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-11178) involves DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image products for Windows, including standard, Western Digital, SanDisk, and OEM versions prior to certain build numbers. An attacker with local access and limited privileges could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system. The CVSS v3.0 score of 7.3 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element). No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and data. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to DLL loading in the affected products.
CVE-2025-11178: CWE-427 in Acronis Acronis True Image
Description
Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42386, Acronis True Image for Western Digital (Windows) before build 42636, Acronis True Image for SanDisk (Windows) before build 42679, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2025-11178) involves DLL hijacking in Acronis True Image products for Windows, including standard, Western Digital, SanDisk, and OEM versions prior to certain build numbers. An attacker with local access and limited privileges could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system. The CVSS v3.0 score of 7.3 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element). No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and data. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to DLL loading in the affected products.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Acronis
- Date Reserved
- 2025-09-29T22:35:29.171Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68dbf9a6e965c789fc61991d
Added to database: 9/30/2025, 3:39:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/11/2026, 5:27:30 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 1:30:07 AM
Views: 158
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