Executive Summary

Acronis has disclosed a high‑severity Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability in its backup plugin for cPanel, WebHost Manager (WHM), and Plesk. The flaw can be exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to gain elevated privileges on affected servers.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Bleeping Computer - Published Date: 2026-09-15T21:37:35+00:00 - Category: vulnerabilities

Original Description: Acronis disclosed a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability in its backup plugin for cPanel, WebHost Manager (WHM), and Plesk that may be exploited in the wild. [...]

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