CVE-2026-50603 PUBLISHED

Hard-coded encryption key vulnerability in Acer Agent Service for NitroSense and PredatorSense

Assigner: Acer
Reserved: 05.06.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

A vulnerability has been identified in the Acer Agent Service 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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
CVSS Score: 4.9

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Local	Confidentiality	Low	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	Acer
Product	Agent Service
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from * to 1.2.110.2 (incl.)

Solutions

Update to one of the following versions or later:

NitroSense v5.2.84
PredatorSense v5.2.109

Credits

Tolga Cohce reporter

References

https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19878

Problem Types

CWE-321 Hardcoded AES-128-ECB Key CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-126 Leveraging Hard-coded Credentials