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CVE-2026-50224 Acer CVE debrief

The CVE-2026-50224 vulnerability affects the Acer Connect M6E 5G product. The web administration panel binds broadly to the public IPv6 address space on port [::]:8080 without default firewall limits, making internal API endpoints reachable over the WAN. This issue has a CVSS score of 6.9 and is classified as MEDIUM severity.

Vendor
Acer
Product
Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.9
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-07-22
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-07-22

Who should care

Administrators and users of Acer Connect M6E 5G devices should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate the risk.

Technical summary

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to internal API endpoints due to the web administration panel binding to the public IPv6 address space without default firewall limits.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply the patch or update provided by the vendor (see resourceLinkAnnotations 'ref-4')
  • Restrict access to the web administration panel to trusted networks or IP addresses
  • Enable firewall rules to limit access to port [::]:8080

Evidence notes

The CVE-2026-50224 record and NVD detail (resourceLinkAnnotations 'nvd') provide additional information on this vulnerability.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-50224 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50224

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-50224 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50224

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Mitigation or vendor reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707

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

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.