CVE-2026-44682
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedLocal privilege escalation due to DLL hijacking vulnerability. The following products are affected: Acronis DeviceLock DLP (Windows) before build 9.0.15051.93227.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAcronis DeviceLock DLP on Windows contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a location where the application loads DLLs without secure path resolution. This enables execution with the elevated privileges of the DeviceLock service.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Acronis DeviceLock DLP is installedOpen Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\. Look for a key with DisplayName containing 'Acronis DeviceLock DLP' or 'DeviceLock'.Affected if No registry entry with 'DeviceLock' is found in either location, meaning the product is not installed.
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Determine installed version and build numberIn the same registry location where DeviceLock is found, read the 'DisplayVersion' or 'Version' value. Alternatively, right-click the DeviceLock service in Services.msc, go to Properties, and note the 'Path to executable' - the version may be embedded in the service binary path.Affected if The build number (typically in format like x.x.xxxxx.xxxxx) is lower than 9.0.15051.93227.
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Verify DeviceLock service is runningOpen Services.msc, locate 'Acronis DeviceLock Service' or 'DeviceLock DLP Service', and check if its Status is 'Running'. Also confirm the service runs under an elevated account (check 'Log on as' in service Properties).Affected if The DeviceLock service is installed but not running - the DLL hijacking cannot be exploited without the active service loading DLLs.
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Inspect DLL search path configurationOpen Sysinternals Process Monitor (procmon.exe), filter by Process Name containing 'DeviceLock', then observe the 'Path' column during DLL load operations. Check if the application loads DLLs from user-writable directories such as the application directory, temp folders, or paths writable by non-admin users.Affected if DeviceLock loads DLLs from paths accessible to unprivileged users (for example, the working directory or temp folders) rather than only from secure system directories.
Acronis DeviceLock DLP is present with a build number below 9.0.15051.93227, the DeviceLock service is actively running, and the service loads DLLs from paths writable by non-administrative users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Acronis DeviceLock DLP to build 9.0.15051.93227 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Alternatively, ensure strict DLL search path ordering and restrict write access to directories in the application's DLL load path.
Acronis DeviceLock DLP build 9.0.15051.93227 or later
- 1. Check the current version of Acronis DeviceLock DLP installed on the system (via Add/Remove Programs or the application's About/Help section)
- 2. Navigate to the official Acronis support or download portal to obtain the latest version
- 3. Download Acronis DeviceLock DLP build 9.0.15051.93227 or later
- 4. Run the installer with appropriate administrative privileges
- 5. Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
- 6. After installation, verify the new build number matches or exceeds 9.0.15051.93227
- 7. Restart any Acronis DeviceLock DLP services if prompted
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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