CVE-2026-49201

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-29. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The upload.cgi binary, responsible for processing device backups, contains a hardcoded AES encryption key. This allows an attacker to decrypt, modify, and re-encrypt system backups, facilitating persistent backdoor injection.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
17.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 29, 2026

Last Modified

June 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Security Advisory: Upcoming Firmware Update for Acer Wave 7 Router - Acer Community

https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/19673

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-49201(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 147× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-49201?
CVE-2026-49201 is a critical vulnerability published on May 29, 2026. The upload.cgi binary, responsible for processing device backups, contains a hardcoded AES encryption key. This allows an attacker to decrypt, modify, and re-encrypt system backups, facilitating persistent backdoor injection.
When was CVE-2026-49201 disclosed?
CVE-2026-49201 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 29, 2026, with the most recent update on June 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-49201 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-49201 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 17.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-49201?
CVE-2026-49201 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-49201?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-49201, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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