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CVE-2020-9450

7.8 · HIGH

An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510.

Published May 25, 2021CWE-276EPSS 0.40%

Overview

CVE-2020-9450 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 25, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdanishcyberdefence.dk/blogRefmadsjoensen.dk/cve-2020-9450/Refwww.acronis.comRefdanishcyberdefence.dk/blogRefmadsjoensen.dk/cve-2020-9450/Refwww.acronis.com

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9450?

CVE-2020-9450 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 25, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2020-9450?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-9450?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-9450?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2020-9450 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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