CVE-2026-50209
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBroadcast events allow malicious software to rewrite the device's default Mobile Device Management (MDM) endpoint address, shifting administrative ownership to an external attacker.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMalicious software exploits broadcast events to modify the device's default MDM endpoint address, effectively transferring administrative control of the device to an attacker-controlled MDM server.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= m6e_ai_1.00.000019CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify firmware versionAccess the Acer Connect M6e 5g device admin interface or check system information to determine the installed firmware version string (typically found under Settings > System > Firmware or a similar diagnostics page)Affected if The installed firmware version is m6e_ai_1.00.000019 or any version prior to it (lower version numbers)
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Confirm MDM feature is activeNavigate to the device management or MDM configuration section within the admin panel and determine whether Mobile Device Management or remote enrollment features are currently enabledAffected if MDM, remote management, or enrollment features are turned on and accepting connections
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Inspect MDM endpoint configurationLocate the MDM server endpoint or enrollment server URL setting within the device configuration (usually under MDM Settings, Device Management, or Remote Administration)Affected if The configured MDM endpoint points to a server you do not recognize or did not personally configure
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Check for unauthorized broadcast listenersReview the device event log or audit logs for any recent MDM endpoint reconfiguration events, noting the timestamp and source of changesAffected if Logs show MDM endpoint changes initiated by unexpected sources or at times you did not make changes
You are affected if your Acer Connect M6e 5g runs firmware version m6e_ai_1.00.000019 or earlier AND has MDM or device management features enabled with a potentially attacker-controlled endpoint.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement validation and integrity checks on broadcast-received MDM endpoint configurations, and restrict broadcast event processing to trusted sources only.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-50209 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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