CVE-2026-50226

Fixed AES-128-CBC keys inside the AcerConnect OTA application let attackers forge authorization credentials for arbitrary IMEI numbers. This allows unauthorized actors to list catalog items and extract protected binaries from pre-signed cloud links.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

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

08 Jun 2026, 12:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Acer connect M6e 5g Firmware Acer connect M6e 5g Acer
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:::::::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.3
References	~~() https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707 -~~	() https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707 - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory

04 Jun 2026, 10:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-04 10:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-50226

Mitre link : CVE-2026-50226

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50226

JSON object : View

Products Affected

acer

connect_m6e_5g_firmware
connect_m6e_5g

CWE

CWE-321

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

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