CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2021-44206 — Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability in Acronis Media Builder service

High CVSS 7.3

Local privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability in Acronis Media Builder service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 39612, Acronis True Image 2021 (Windows) before build 39287

Severity: High
CVSS: 7.3 (3.1)
Published: 2022-02-04
CISA KEV: Not currently listed
Ecosystem: windows/system
Weaknesses: CWE-427

Affected products

acronis / true_image / 2021
acronis / cyber_protect_home_office

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Matched remediation archetype

Supply-chain, dependency, build, and update integrity

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Check exposure

Trace affected packages, source archives, build actions, plugins, installers, and updates from declared source to deployed artifact.
Confirm provenance, signatures or digests, namespace ownership, lockfile resolution, registry configuration, and build-runner trust boundaries.
Inventory direct, transitive, vendored, generated, and bundled copies across releases and distribution channels.

Remediate safely

Move to a maintained trusted artifact or remove the dependency; pin immutable identities and verify provenance and integrity before use.
Regenerate lockfiles and artifacts in a clean isolated build, minimize build credentials and network access, and produce an updated software bill of materials.
Require reviewed update policy, protected publishing, and reproducible or independently attestable builds where supported.

Authoritative sources

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