Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessInstall low-privileged local component on device
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DeliveryEnumerate exported Broadcast Receivers
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ExploitCraft malicious intent to core receiver
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ExecutionReceiver invokes administrative operation
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ImpactEscalate to admin-level control of router
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The attacker must already be able to run a local, low-privileged software component on the Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router (PR:L, AV:L) - for example a sideloaded or companion application - and the device must be running firmware at or below M6E_AI_1.00.000019 where the core Broadcast Receiver is declared with unchecked public access permissions. No user interaction is required (UI:N) once the malicious local component is present, and no special non-default configuration is needed because the vulnerable receiver is part of the device's core software. Exploitation is limited by the requirement of local code execution on the device itself, which means remote-only attackers cannot trigger this directly. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) indicates a local attack requiring low privileges, no user interaction, and yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the vulnerable component - a profile consistent with on-device privilege escalation rather than remote compromise. There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS data, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, suggesting the practical risk is contingent on an attacker first achieving local code execution (e.g., via a malicious companion app or a sideloaded payload) on the device. Because the device is a portable consumer 5G router rather than a fleet-scale enterprise target, exploitation is more plausible as part of a chained attack against an individual user than as widespread opportunistic abuse; the high CVSS score reflects severe technical impact post-foothold, not ease of initial access. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker convinces the victim to install a benign-looking application on a phone or device paired with the Acer Connect M6E (or otherwise plants a low-privileged process on it); that application sends a crafted intent to the exposed Broadcast Receiver and triggers administrative operations such as configuration changes or privileged command execution without holding admin rights. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the construction of a proof-of-concept intent-broadcaster is straightforward for an attacker familiar with the platform. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 04, 2026
Local privilege escalation in the Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router (firmware ≤M6E_AI_1.00.000019) allows low-privileged local software components to invoke administrative operations via an unprotected Broadcast Receiver. CVSS 4.0 scores this 8.5 (High) with local attack vector and low privileges required, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the Acer Connect M6E firmware to a release later than M6E_AI_1.00.000019 once Acer publishes a fixed build, following the guidance in the Acer advisory at https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19707; patch availability per vendor advisory should be confirmed against the linked KB. As a compensating control until the device is updated, avoid installing untrusted third-party applications or companion software on the same device or host that interacts with the router's management stack, since the attack requires a local, low-privileged software component as the entry point; uninstall any unnecessary companion apps and restrict who has physical or shell access to the device. Network-layer mitigations (firewalls, VLAN segmentation) will not address this issue because the attack vector is local to the device, not remote.
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The flaw resides in an Android-style Broadcast Receiver component exposed by software running on the Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router. Broadcast Receivers are intent-driven IPC endpoints; when declared with overly permissive (public/exported) access and lacking signature-level permissions or sender verification, any co-resident application or component can dispatch intents to invoke their handlers. This maps to CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management): a privileged receiver accepts requests from unprivileged callers and performs administrative actions on their behalf, effectively bridging the privilege boundary between normal app components and the device's management surface.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: Acer
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unchecked public access permissions on a core Broadcast Receiver allow unauthorized local software components to invoke administrative operations.
Executive ViewAI
Acer Connect M6E 5G Portable WiFi Router firmware versions up to M6E_AI_1.00.000019 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) allowing low-privileged local software to execute administrative operations. No public exploit has been identified, but the absence of vendor patches poses ongoing risk to organizations relying on these devices for network connectivity.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict unprivileged account privileges and disable guest access on systems with local access to routers; (2) Implement process execution controls and application whitelisting on connected systems to prevent untrusted software execution; (3) Monitor affected routers for unexpected administrative operations; (4) Isolate devices from critical network segments pending replacement or vendor patch release; (5) Limit physical and network-based local access to trusted administrators only.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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