Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-87097 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87097 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-87097?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Acronis Cyber Protect 17 before build 42587.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87097?
- Yes: fixed in Acronis Cyber Protect 17 build 42587. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-87097 attacked?
- It is in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-87097?
- Check whether you run Acronis Cyber Protect 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: Acronis Cyber Protect 17 build 42587
Technical details
The vulnerability involves insufficiently protected credentials within Acronis Cyber Protect 17, allowing sensitive authentication information to be disclosed. This is a local or adjacent network issue that could expose backup credentials or authentication tokens to unauthorized parties.
Affected products
- Acronis Cyber Protect 17 before build 42587
Timeline
- 2026-10-28: disclosed