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CVE-2026-50601: acer planet9 desktop application Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 6.6v4.0MediumDeferred
Published 17-08-2026Last modified 17-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-50601 is a medium (CVSS 6.6) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in acer planet9 desktop application. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.6/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.17 pp

From 0.24% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Acer1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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