A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer System Monitoring component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. The vulnerability is caused by the use of a hard-coded AES encryption key within the software. Under certain circumstances, a local attacker may be able to use the embedded key to access protected information or perform unauthorized actions.
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Solution
Update to one of the following versions or later: * NitroSense v5.2.84 * PredatorSense v5.2.109
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References
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| https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19873 |
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History
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000
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| Description | A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer System Monitoring component included with NitroSense and PredatorSense. The vulnerability is caused by the use of a hard-coded AES encryption key within the software. Under certain circumstances, a local attacker may be able to use the embedded key to access protected information or perform unauthorized actions. | |
| Title | Hard-coded Encryption Key Vulnerability in Acer System Monitoring for NitroSense and PredatorSense Software | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-321 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Acer
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T08:01:19.643Z
Reserved: 2026-06-05T07:22:32.054Z
Link: CVE-2026-50606
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T08:17:01.177
Modified: 2026-09-17T08:17:01.177
Link: CVE-2026-50606
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