CVE-2026-50226

Firmware Theft & IMEI Spoofing via Connect-OTA

Published Jun 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Acer connect M6e 5g
Acer connect M6e 5g Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Acer connect M6e 5g
Acer connect M6e 5g Firmware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Acer
Acer connect M6e 5g Portable Wifi Router
Vendors & Products Acer
Acer connect M6e 5g Portable Wifi Router
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Firmware Theft & IMEI Spoofing via Connect-OTA
Weaknesses CWE-321
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Acer
Published
Updated
Jun 4, 2026, 12:21 PM
Reserved
Jun 4, 2026, 9:22 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 4, 2026, 10:16 AM
Modified
Jul 22, 2026, 8:10 PM