Unauthorized Registry Modification Vulnerability in NitroSense and PredatorSense Software

published 2026-09-17 last mo. modified 2026-09-18 last mo. also EUVD-2026-81401

cvss: 7.4; version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer System Monitoring component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. Insufficient access controls within a privileged Named Pipe 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.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last mo. (2026-09-17)

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	7.4	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U
CNA	4.0	7.4	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

Acer System Monitoring

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

community.acer.com /en/kb/articles/19876

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-50609
NVD CVE-2026-50609

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