Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) Insecure Default Password Vulnerability (CVE-2023-45249)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-07-29 · CVE-2023-45249
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) allows an unauthenticated user to execute commands remotely due to the use of default passwords. CISA added CVE-2023-45249 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 29, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Aug 19, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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