Elevated Root Command Execution via ai_cmd Sockets
CVE-2026-49188

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Acer

Status
Connect M6e 5g Portable Wifi Router
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-49188?

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 Version(s)

Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router *

References

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

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ta-Lun Yen
.