Improper access control in Acer Care Center - CVE-2026-9490
Published: June 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133373
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-9490
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the ACCSvc service named pipe when handling crafted pipe messages. A local user can send a specially crafted message of type 0x03 to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Acer Care Center
How to mitigate CVE-2026-9490
Install security update from vendor's website.
Acer Care Center - update to 4.00.3058