Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-42061 · published 3 June 2026

CVE-2026-42061: Execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.

7.3 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.16% · top 96.0% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privileges Deferred

7.3CVSS 3.0 base score

0.16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

0Affected product versions listed by NVD

1References

22 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to child processes. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Link	Tags
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-3083

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-42061), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.