CVE-2026-49188: Acer Connect m6e 5g Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The ai_cmd utility executes with full root permissions. It pipes socket inputs directly to popen(), paving the way for unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary root commands.

Affected products

• Acer Connect m6e 5g Firmware: up to and including m6e_ai_1.00.000019

Published 2026-06-04. Last modified 2026-07-22.