Is CVE-2023-45249 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2023-45249 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-07-29.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-45249?

CVE-2023-45249 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-45249?

CVE-2023-45249 has an EPSS score of 53.25% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45249?

Upgrade cyber infrastructure to 5.4.4-132 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-45249

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-1393

How to fix

Remediation Available

cyber infrastructureNVD

Affected:>= 5.4.4, < 5.4.4-132Fixed in:5.4.4-132CVE-2023-45249derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

53.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) Insecure Default Password Vulnerability

Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) allows an unauthenticated user to execute commands remotely due to the use of default passwords.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-08-19

References

Vendor Advisory1

security-advisory.acronis.com

Third-Party Advisory1

cisa.gov

Press / Media1

securityweek.com

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CVE-2024-29021	Critical	9.0	20%	-	-
CVE-2025-26793	Unscored	-	2.3%	-	-
CVE-2024-48987	Medium	6.6	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-2635	High	7.3	1.0%	-	-
CVE-2023-25131	Critical	9.4	1.0%	-	-
CVE-2024-43659	High	7.2	0.8%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-22.