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TI-2026-37305 Aliases CVE-2026-50601GHSA-5gvf-3qfc-gwmh

Planet9 Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability Information

Priority LOW 35CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

A security vulnerability has been identified in the Planet9 desktop application where a hardcoded read-only API key permitted unauthorized access to internal repositories. An attacker could exploit this access to extract embedded administrative keys and secrets, potentially allowing them to gain administrative access to repository infrastructure and modify software source code. To mitigate this security risk, Acer has released an update to resolve the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00406 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AcerPlanet9 desktop application2.6.131 – 2.8.124—No fix listedCNA
  • Planet9 desktop application VendorAcer Affected 2.6.131 – 2.8.124 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50601
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gvf-3qfc-gwmh

References

Other 1

  • TI-2022-19876 Acer Altos W2000h-W570h F4 R01.03.0018 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources

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