Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33271

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions.

Published Apr 2, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 24, 2026 · true image

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33271. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of true image is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.12%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe acronis/true image

Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42902.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe acronis/true imageversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33271

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33271. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of true image is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42902.

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42902.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33271

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33271

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33271

    Local privilege escalation due to insecure folder permissions. The following products are affected: Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42902.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.