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TI-2026-36391 Aliases CVE-2026-49188GHSA-9hqp-cgj3-526j

Elevated Root Command Execution via ai_cmd Sockets

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-489Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AcerConnect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Routerup to M6E_AI_1.00.000019—No fix listedCNA
  • Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router VendorAcer Affected up to M6E_AI_1.00.000019 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to m6e_ai_1.00.000019VulnerableAcer
cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onAcer
  • cpe:2.3:o:acer:connect_m6e_5g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to m6e_ai_1.00.000019 Vulnerable ·Acer
  • cpe:2.3:h:acer:connect_m6e_5g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Acer

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49188
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hqp-cgj3-526j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-36388 Instruction Injection via FieldX MDM CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-36397 SCREEN_CLICK Authentication Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-36394 Exposed Hard-coded M3WebServer Backend API Key CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-36972 Shared Secret Quota Inflation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-36978 Account Creation Exhaustion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-36969 Exposed Factory Testing App Boundaries CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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