CVE-2023-44156

Sensitive information disclosure due to spell-jacking. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 15 (Linux, Windows) before build 35979.

Published: 2023-09-27 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-44156 is rated Moderate Risk (49.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-44156

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.22% 0.86% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.22% -0.24%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-44156

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.7 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.1 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-44156

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-44156

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
acronis cyber_protect < 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
acronis cyber_protect 15 cpe:2.3:a:acronis:cyber_protect:15:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-44156

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