CVE-2023-45249

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-07-29), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 53%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.1.1-71, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.2.1-69, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.3.1-53, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.4.4-132.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS PROB
53%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

July 24, 2024

Last Modified

October 22, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-45249
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Acronis Product Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild - SecurityWeek

https://www.securityweek.com/acronis-product-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/
generic

Acronis Advisory Database - Acronis

https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-6452

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 60× in last 7d / 245× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 860 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-09-18 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-09-18 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 05:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 01:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 21:01 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-17 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-17 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 12:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-17 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-17 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-17 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-16 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-16 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-09-16 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-16 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-16 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-16 08:46 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 05:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-15 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-15 16:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-15 12:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-15 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 04:51 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-15 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-09-14 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-13 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 16:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-13 12:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-13 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-13 05:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-13 01:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-12 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-12 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-12 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-12 14:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-09-12 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-12 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-12 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-12 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-11 21:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  40. 2026-09-11 17:08 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-11 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-11 14:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-09-11 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-11 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-11 05:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-11 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-10 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-10 19:28 UTCCISA KEV update
  49. 2026-09-10 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-10 13:10 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-10 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-10 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-10 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-10 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-09 21:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-09 19:08 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-09-09 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-09 13:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-09 09:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-09 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-09 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-09 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-08 21:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-09-08 21:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-08 18:54 UTCCISA KEV update
  66. 2026-09-08 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-08 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-09-08 09:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-08 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-08 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-07 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-07 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-07 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-07 09:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-07 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/acronis_cyber_infra_cve_2023_45249✓ verified
    First seen Jul 24, 2024

    Acronis Cyber Infrastructure default password remote code execution

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleijavascript/cves/2023/CVE-2023-45249.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    Acronis Cyber Infrastructure - Default Password

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-45249?
CVE-2023-45249 is a critical vulnerability published on July 24, 2024. Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.1.1-71, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.2.1-69, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure…
When was CVE-2023-45249 disclosed?
CVE-2023-45249 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2024, with the most recent update on October 22, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-45249 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-45249 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 29, 2024, affecting Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI). KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-45249?
CVE-2023-45249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-45249?
CVE-2023-45249 affects Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI). The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-45249?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-45249, 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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