Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-45458

High

Published: 18 May 2023

Published
18 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0026 50.0th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-45458 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 50.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Sensitive information disclosure and manipulation due to improper certification validation. The following products are affected: Acronis Agent (Windows, macOS, Linux) before build 29633, Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Windows, macOS, Linux) before build 30984.

CWE(s)
CWE-295

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

acronis
agent
≤ c22.05
acronis
cyber protect
15 · ≤ 15

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SA-19 Component Authenticity
addresses: CWE-295

When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.

SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
addresses: CWE-295

Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.

SC-45 System Time Synchronization
addresses: CWE-295

Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.

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