Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-28728 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-28728 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28728?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 2 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Acronis True Image before build 42902.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-28728?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-28728 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-28728?
- Check whether you run Acronis True Image at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A DLL hijacking vulnerability (CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element) exists in Acronis True Image for Windows before build 42902. The application fails to properly validate or restrict the search path used to load dynamic link libraries (DLLs), allowing a local attacker with low privileges to place a malicious DLL in a location searched by the application. If a user with higher privileges or a system process triggers the application, the malicious code is executed with those elevated permissions. Exploitation requires local access and some degree of user interaction or specific environmental conditions (AC:H). The issue is resolved in build 42902.
Affected products
- Acronis True Image (Windows) before build 42902
Timeline
- 2026-04-02: disclosed
- 2026-04-02: advisory