SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-9490

Description

A security vulnerability has been identified in Acer Care Center where the ACCSvc service creates a Named Pipe with a weak Security Descriptor. This vulnerability allows an authenticated local user to connect and send a specially crafted message (message type 0x03) to the pipe, causing the service to crash with exit code 1067 (ERROR_PROCESS_ABORTED). To mitigate this potential local service disruption, Acer requires users to update the software to the latest version.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Acer	Acer Care Center	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	acer	acer_care_center	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19668

CVSS Score

6.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:X

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Timeline

Published: May 25, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified: May 26, 2026, 7:05 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

8fc372e3-d9c5-46e4-9410-38469745c639

CVE-2026-9490