CVE-2026-50605: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Acer Agent Serivce
A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer Agent Service component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. Insufficient access controls within a privileged service may allow an authenticated local user to perform unauthorized registry operations. In certain situations, this could lead to privilege escalation or compromise of the affected system.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50605) in Acer Agent Service arises from insufficient access controls within a privileged service, enabling authenticated local users to perform unauthorized registry modifications. Such unauthorized registry operations may allow attackers to escalate privileges or compromise the system. The issue affects versions up to 1.2.110.2 of the Agent Service component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 7.4, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An authenticated local user can exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized registry operations, which may lead to privilege escalation or compromise of the affected system. This could allow attackers to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially undermining system security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious local activity related to registry modifications.
CVE-2026-50605: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Acer Agent Serivce
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer Agent Service component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. Insufficient access controls within a privileged service may allow an authenticated local user to perform unauthorized registry operations. In certain situations, this could lead to privilege escalation or compromise of the affected system.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.4high
Affected software
Acer
Agent Serivce
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50605) in Acer Agent Service arises from insufficient access controls within a privileged service, enabling authenticated local users to perform unauthorized registry modifications. Such unauthorized registry operations may allow attackers to escalate privileges or compromise the system. The issue affects versions up to 1.2.110.2 of the Agent Service component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 7.4, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation details are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An authenticated local user can exploit this vulnerability to perform unauthorized registry operations, which may lead to privilege escalation or compromise of the affected system. This could allow attackers to gain higher privileges than intended, potentially undermining system security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious local activity related to registry modifications.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Acer
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-05T07:22:32.054Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab9e8455bf5e2cf5099573
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 08:02:12 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 08:16:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 16:31:04 UTC
Views: 11
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