# CVE-2026-50601: Planet9 Hardcoded Credentials Vulnerability Information

> Hardcoded API keys in the Planet9 desktop application allow attackers to access internal repositories and potentially gain administrative control.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gvf-3qfc-gwmh

## What is CVE-2026-50601?

CVE-2026-50601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Planet9 desktop application, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50601?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-50601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-50601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-50601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-50601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Planet9 desktop application, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Acer Planet9 desktop application. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50601/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.