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CVE-2026-8069: PredatorSense V3: Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-05-08 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
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.
Affected products
- Acer Nitrosense: from 3.00.0000 before 3.01.3056 — fixed in 3.01.3056
- Acer Predatorsense: from 3.00.0000 before 3.00.3198 — fixed in 3.00.3198
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Acer Nitrosense 3.01.3056; Acer Predatorsense 3.00.3198. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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