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Acronis warns of actively exploited flaw in its cPanel backup plugin

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  1. 16 September
  2. Latest16 Sept, 11:08

    Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

    Acronis has warned that a high-severity security flaw in its Backup plugin for cPanel and Web Host Manager (WHM) deployments has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-87886 (CVSS score: 7.8), is described as a case of local privilege escalation due to insecure file permissions. It affects the following versions - Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux

    The Hacker NewsThe Hacker News•info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
  3. 15 September
  4. First seen15 Sept, 21:37

    Acronis warns of actively exploited flaw in its cPanel backup plugin

    Acronis disclosed a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability in its backup plugin for cPanel, WebHost Manager (WHM), and Plesk that may be exploited in the wild. [...]

    BleepingComputerBleepingComputer•Bill Toulas