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CVE-2026-50601: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials in Acer Planet9 desktop application

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-50601cvecve-2026-50601cwe-798
Published: 08/17/2026 (08/17/2026, 02:02:40 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Acer
Product: Planet9 desktop application

Description

A security vulnerability has been identified in the Planet9 desktop application where a hardcoded read-only API key permitted unauthorized access to internal repositories. An attacker could exploit this access to extract embedded administrative keys and secrets, potentially allowing them to gain administrative access to repository infrastructure and modify software source code. To mitigate this security risk, Acer has released an update to resolve the issue.

CVSS v4.0

Score 6.6medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

Affected software

Affected versions
=2.6.131

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Acer
Date Reserved
2026-06-05T07:22:32.054Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a827161bf8831d5391178d4

Added to database: 08/17/2026, 02:26:41 UTC

Last updated: 08/17/2026, 02:26:41 UTC

Views: 1

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