# CVE-2026-5601: Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform Backup File bin.rar information disclosure

> Remote attackers can access backup files to disclose sensitive information in the Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`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/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ccgx-m3fq-gwcq

## What is CVE-2026-5601?

CVE-2026-5601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform, published on 5 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /bin.rar of the component Backup File Handler. The manipulation results in information disclosure. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5601?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-5601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-5601 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5601 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-5601 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform, published on 5 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5601 exists.

Affected product: Acrel Electrical Prepaid Cloud Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5601/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.