A HIGH-severity vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-50605 has been published on September 17, 2026 with a CVSS base score of 7.4. This security advisory provides a detailed breakdown of the vulnerability, its potential impact, weakness classification, and actionable steps to protect your systems.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2026-50605
Severity: HIGH
CVSS Score: 7.4
Published: September 17, 2026
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
Technical 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.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this high-severity vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause significant damage to affected systems. Organizations running affected software should treat this as a priority remediation item.
Recommended Action
No official patch is available yet. Until one is released:
- Monitor the official NVD page and vendor channels for patch announcements.
- Restrict access to the affected system or service where possible.
- Apply network-level mitigations such as firewall rules or WAF policies.
- Enable logging and alerting for anomalous activity related to this vulnerability.
- Review your incident response plan in case of active exploitation.
References
Related Security Advisories
- [HIGH] CVE-2026-63047 — CVSS 7.5 (July 22, 2026) — HIGH / CVSS 7.5
- [HIGH] CVE-2026-8147 — CVSS 8.1 (July 2, 2026) — HIGH / CVSS 8.1
- [HIGH] CVE-2026-27547 — CVSS 8.8 (September 16, 2026) — HIGH / CVSS 8.8
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