CVE-2026-49188

The ai_cmd utility executes with full root permissions. It pipes socket inputs directly to popen(), paving the way for unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary root commands.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Jun 2026, 19:40

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707 -~~	() https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:::::::*
First Time		Acer connect M6e 5g Firmware Acer connect M6e 5g Acer
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.8

04 Jun 2026, 06:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-04 06:16

Updated : 2026-06-04 19:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-49188

Mitre link : CVE-2026-49188

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-49188

JSON object : View

Products Affected

acer

connect_m6e_5g_firmware
connect_m6e_5g

CWE

CWE-489

Active Debug Code

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