CVE-2026-50212
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 · uneditedWeak validation logic within device dissociation API routines allows a remote entity to forcefully unbind unrelated user endpoints, causing severe denial of service.
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 confidenceThe vulnerability exists in device dissociation API routines where weak validation logic fails to properly verify that the requesting user owns or has authorization over the target endpoint. A remote attacker can send dissociation requests for any user device, causing forceful unbinding and severe denial of service.
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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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify the device firmware versionAccess the device admin interface or check via SNMP/sysinfo endpoint to retrieve the current firmware version string (m6e_ai_1.XX.XXXXXX)Affected if Firmware version is m6e_ai_1.00.000019 or lower (any version <= m6e_ai_1.00.000019)
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Locate device dissociation API endpointsReview API documentation or perform network scanning to identify exposed endpoints related to device unbinding, unbind, disassociate, or endpoint removal functionalityAffected if The device dissociation/unbind API endpoints are exposed and accessible on the network
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Verify API access controls on dissociation endpointsSend a test dissociation request to the identified API endpoint using an unauthorized or non-owning endpoint identifier and observe the server responseAffected if The API accepts and processes dissociation requests without requiring proof of ownership or proper authorization for the target endpoint
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Check authentication requirements on unbind operationsInspect API request headers and parameters for authentication tokens, session cookies, or ownership claims; attempt an unbind request with invalid or missing credentialsAffected if The dissociation API processes requests without validating that the requester owns or has permission to dissociate the target device
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Review logs for unauthorized disassociation eventsExamine device system logs, audit logs, or event logs for entries indicating device unbind operations that reference endpoint IDs not associated with the requesting userAffected if Logs show dissociation events occurring for endpoints the legitimate owner did not initiate
The device is affected if it is an Acer Connect M6e 5g running firmware version m6e_ai_1.00.000019 or lower AND the device dissociation API is network-accessible without proper ownership validation.
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 robust authorization checks in all device dissociation API endpoints to verify the requester owns or has explicit permission to dissociate the target device before processing.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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