Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28725

LPE in Acronis Cyber Protect ≤ 17.0.41186

Published
06 March 2026
Modified
13 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3 5.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0012 2th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28725 is a medium-severity Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CWE-732) vulnerability in Acronis Cyber Protect. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and CM-6 (Configuration Settings) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Sensitive information disclosure due to improper configuration of a headless browser. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 (Linux, Windows) before build 41186.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Why these techniques?

Improper headless browser config directly enables unauthorized access to sensitive local data (T1005).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2026-28723Same product: Acronis Cyber Protect
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CVE-2023-44158Same product: Acronis Cyber Protect
CVE-2023-44161Same product: Acronis Cyber Protect
CVE-2024-49388Same product: Acronis Cyber Protect

Affected Assets

acronis
cyber protect
≤ 17.0.41186

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • CM-6 Configuration Settings
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 7 hardening rules · 4 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly requires establishing and enforcing secure configuration settings for the headless browser to prevent the sensitive-information disclosure from improper defaults or permissions.

prevent

Enforces access-control decisions on the resources exposed by the misconfigured browser, blocking unauthorized disclosure that results from CWE-732 permission errors.

prevent

Limits privileges assigned to the headless-browser process or service accounts, reducing the impact of overly permissive configuration that leads to information exposure.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 full match
prevents

Directly requires defining, enforcing, and reviewing access permissions and least privilege on resources.

PR.PS-01 mostly match
prevents

Hardened baselines and configuration management explicitly include correct permission settings for critical resources.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

By requiring owners to determine and document the exact permissions needed for each asset, the control reduces the likelihood that default or overly permissive file and resource permissions will be left in place.

prevents

Documented provisioning and revocation procedures reduce the chance that critical resources retain overly permissive default or leftover permissions after personnel changes.

prevents

Documented authorization, expiry rules, and audit logging of privileged accounts make it harder for critical resources to retain overly permissive or stale permission assignments.

prevents

Requiring explicit configuration of access controls and permissions for files, applications and services counters the assignment of overly permissive default or incorrect file-system rights.

prevents

Enforcing differentiated permissions on the source-code repository and program listings stops the assignment of overly broad default or inherited permissions to critical resources.

prevents

By defining and enforcing secure permission settings in configuration templates, the control reduces the likelihood that critical resources receive incorrect permission assignments.

References