CVE-2026-50226 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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References

Link	Providers
https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707

History

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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		https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707
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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Acer

Published: 2026-06-04T09:34:34.536Z

Updated: 2026-06-04T09:34:34.536Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T09:22:14.582Z

Link: CVE-2026-50226

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-04T10:16:40.247

Modified: 2026-06-04T10:16:40.247

Link: CVE-2026-50226

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-04T11:30:12Z

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