An unauthenticated local attacker can connect to the Electron DevTools endpoint exposed by Acer NitroSense software (versions up to and including 5.2.63) on localhost TCP port 9993. Because Chromium remote debugging is enabled in the production application, the attacker can execute JavaScript in the privileged application context and achieve arbitrary code execution.
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Fixes

Solution

Update NitroSense to version 5.2.84 or later to fix.


Workaround

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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description An unauthenticated local attacker can connect to the Electron DevTools endpoint exposed by Acer NitroSense software (versions up to and including 5.2.63) on localhost TCP port 9993. Because Chromium remote debugging is enabled in the production application, the attacker can execute JavaScript in the privileged application context and achieve arbitrary code execution.
Title Electron DevTools Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in NitroSense
Weaknesses CWE-489
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Acer

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T07:20:41.257Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T09:22:14.582Z

Link: CVE-2026-50228

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T08:17:10.493

Modified: 2026-09-23T08:17:10.493

Link: CVE-2026-50228

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