What is CVE-2026-50226?

CVE-2026-50226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Connect_m6e_5g, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-50226?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Acer Connect_m6e_5g

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 cl…

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Acer Connect_m6e_5g
Acer Connect_m6e_5g_firmware
Acer Connect M6e 5g Portable Wifi Router

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

8fc372e3-d9c5-46e4-9410-38469745c639 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-50226?: CVE-2026-50226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Connect_m6e_5g, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-50226?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.