Privilege escalation in Acer Controlcenter
CVE-2025-5491
Acer ControlCenter contains Remote Code Execution vulnerability. The program exposes a Windows Named Pipe that uses a custom protocol to invoke internal functions. However, this Named Pipe is misconfigured, allowing remote users with low privileges to interact with it and access its features. One such feature enables the execution of arbitrary programs as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM. By leveraging this, remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Acer Controlcenter — versions 4.00.3000
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- twcert@cert.org.tw (third-party-advisory)
- twcert@cert.org.tw (third-party-advisory)
- twcert@cert.org.tw (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5491?
- CVE-2025-5491 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acer Controlcenter, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5491?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5491 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.