Privilege escalation in Acer Nitrosense
CVE-2026-8069
PredatorSense version 3.00.3136 to 3.00.3196 contain Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability.The program exposes a Windows Named Pipe that uses a custom protocol to invoke internal functions. However, this Named Pipe is misconfigured, allowing any authenticated local user to execute arbitrary code with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges and to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. By leveraging this, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Acer Nitrosense
- Acer Predatorsense
- Acer Predatorsense V3 — versions 3.00.3136
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 8fc372e3-d9c5-46e4-9410-38469745c639 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8069?
- CVE-2026-8069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Acer Nitrosense, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8069?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-8069 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.