# CVE-2026-50603: Hard-coded encryption key vulnerability in Acer Agent Service for NitroSense and PredatorSense

> A local attacker can exploit a hard-coded AES key in Acer Agent Service to access protected information or perform unauthorized actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvm6-m87f-2vxp

## What is CVE-2026-50603?

CVE-2026-50603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Agent Service, published on 17 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50603?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-50603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-50603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-50603 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-50603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Agent Service, published on 17 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Acer Agent Service. 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-2026-50603/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50603/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50603
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50603
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50603

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50603/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.