A security vulnerability has been identified in Planet9 due to incorrect file permissions assigned to an application executable used by the Planet9 background service. The service runs with SYSTEM privileges, while the affected executable grants excessive permissions to non-administrative users. As a result, an authenticated local user could potentially modify or replace the executable and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges when the service starts or the system is restarted.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

An update is available that resolves this vulnerability by removing the affected executable files and uninstalling the background service (PLANET9DAService). Planet9 will automatically upgrade to the latest version.


Workaround

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History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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Description A security vulnerability has been identified in Planet9 due to incorrect file permissions assigned to an application executable used by the Planet9 background service. The service runs with SYSTEM privileges, while the affected executable grants excessive permissions to non-administrative users. As a result, an authenticated local user could potentially modify or replace the executable and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges when the service starts or the system is restarted.
Title Planet9 Incorrect Permission Assignment Vulnerability Information
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Acer

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T02:16:49.131Z

Reserved: 2026-06-05T07:22:32.054Z

Link: CVE-2026-50602

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T03:16:50.840

Modified: 2026-08-17T03:16:50.840

Link: CVE-2026-50602

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T03:30:12Z

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