CVE-2026-50211 Exposed Factory Testing App Boundaries
Malicious apps can write to internal NVRAM registers due to exposed factory diagnostics, allowing privilege escalation and data modification on Acer routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-50211?
CVE-2026-50211 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Leftover engineering diagnostics and factory-level diagnostic software remain exposed on retail builds, giving malicious apps write privileges to internal NVRAM registers.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acer Connect M6e 5g Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2026-50211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-50211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pcc5-98xf-vpff.