Unauthorized Registry Modification Vulnerability in NitroSense and PredatorSense Software
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- 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-284.
Summary
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.
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-2026-50609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4m99-cchc-mf8w
References
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- 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-2026-50609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4m99-cchc-mf8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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