CVE-2020-9450

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe exposes a REST API that can be used by everyone, even unprivileged users. This API is used to communicate from the GUI to anti_ransomware_service.exe. This can be exploited to add an arbitrary malicious executable to the whitelist, or even exclude an entire drive from being monitored by anti_ransomware_service.exe.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory acronis.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.acronis.com vendor advisory
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog third party advisory
https://madsjoensen.dk/cve-2020-9450/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9450?
CVE-2020-9450 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-9450?
To fix CVE-2020-9450, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-9450 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-9450 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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