CVE-2022-46869

HIGHNVD 7.87.3▼

7.8

Local privilege escalation during installation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.3(medium)
EPSS: 15.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 31, 2023

Last Modified

April 10, 2026

References (2)

security@acronishttps://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3835
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3835

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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What is CVE-2022-46869?

CVE-2022-46869 is a high vulnerability published on August 31, 2023. Local privilege escalation during installation due to improper soft link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (Windows) before build 40278, Acronis True Image OEM (Windows) before build 42575.

When was CVE-2022-46869 disclosed?

CVE-2022-46869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 31, 2023, with the most recent update on April 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-46869 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-46869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-46869?

CVE-2022-46869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.3.

How do I remediate CVE-2022-46869?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-46869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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