# CVE-2020-9451: An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Acronis True Image 2020 24.5.22510. anti_ransomware_service.exe keeps a log in a folder where unprivileged users have write permissions. The logs are generated in a predictable pattern, allowing an unprivileged user to create a hardlink from a (not yet created) log file to anti_ransomware_service.exe. On reboot, this forces the anti_ransomware_service to try to write its log into its own process, crashing in a SHARING VIOLATION. This crash occurs on every reboot.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.acronis.com
- https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog
- https://madsjoensen.dk/cve-2020-9451/

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