CVE-2026-50226 (GCVE-0-2026-50226)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-04 09:34 – Updated: 2026-06-04 12:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Firmware Theft & IMEI Spoofing via Connect-OTA
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-04 12:21 UTC
CWE
- CWE-321 - Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router |
Affected:
* , ≤ M6E_AI_1.00.000019
(custom)
|
guessed |
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