Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Acronis warns CVE-2026-87886, a local privilege escalation flaw in its cPanel/WHM and Plesk backup plugins, is exploited in targeted attacks.
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Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM
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5 articles · newest firstAcronis Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to Gain Elevated Linux Privileges
Acronis patched CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS 7.8), a local privilege escalation flaw in its cPanel & WHM backup plugin already exploited in targeted attacks.
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Acronis Patches Exploited Vulnerability in cPanel Backup Plugin
Acronis urgently patched CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS 7.8), insecure file permissions enabling privilege escalation, exploited in targeted attacks on cPanel & WHM backups.
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Acronis backup plugin flaw exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2026-87886)
Acronis warns CVE-2026-87886, an authenticated Linux privilege escalation flaw in its cPanel, WHM, and Plesk backup plugins, is under limited targeted exploitation; patches released.
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Acronis Plugin Vulnerability in cPanel and Plesk Exploited in the Wild
Acronis patched CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS 7.8), a local privilege escalation flaw in its cPanel and Plesk backup plugins, exploited in targeted attacks.
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by mentions- CVE-2026-87886<1%7.8Incorrect Default Permissions in Acronis Backup Plugin for cPanel & WHM and Plesk Enable Privilege Escalation
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