01 Record
CVE-2023-45249
Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build
CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: Acronis
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-29. Federal remediation due 2024-08-19.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 53.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-07-24 14:03Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 22:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-10-05
- Assigning CNA
- Acronis
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1393Use of Default PasswordBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 17b67d545823a01c4e51aaa16daabcedbb42e8fc9bd6ec5fbd92ef7af8748bf0
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
acroniscyber_infrastructure0 to < 5.0.1-61, 5.1.1 to < 5.1.1-71, 5.2.1 to < 5.2.1-69, 5.3.1 to < 5.3.1-53, 5.4.4 to < 5.4.4-132—
06 References
- security-advisory.acronis.comSEC-6452https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-6452
- www.securityweek.comhttps://www.securityweek.com/acronis-product-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-45249