NitroSense V3: Security Vulnerability Information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-284.
Summary
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability affects Acer NitroSense software versions prior to 3.01.3052. The vulnerability stems from the the PSAdminAgent service, which creates a Named Pipe with a weak Access Control List (ACL). This allows any authenticated local user to connect and send commands. Because the service does not check the caller's privileges before running file deletion commands, a low-privileged local user can exploit this to delete arbitrary files with system authority.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9789
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcjv-vg43-2hf7
References
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- TI-2021-22442 Acer Backup Manager Module 3.0.0.99 - 'IScheduleSvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2021-22441 Acer Updater Service 1.2.3500.0 - 'UpdaterService.exe' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2020-19111 Global Registration Service 1.0.0.3 - 'GREGsvc.exe' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2019-15356 Acer Launch Manager 6.1.7600.16385 - 'DsiWMIService' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2022-18979 Stack overflow vulnerability in Aspire E5-475G 's BIOS firmware, in the FpGui module, a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-9789 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9789 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pcjv-vg43-2hf7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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