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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-49198

Improper access control in the MQTT broker allows wildcard topic subscriptions, exposing all MQTT traffic to unauthorized actors.

Published May 29, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 21, 2026 · predator connect w6x firmware

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-49198. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of predator connect w6x firmware is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe acer/predator connect w6x firmware

Improper access control in the MQTT broker allows wildcard topic subscriptions, exposing all MQTT traffic to unauthorized actors.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe acer/predator connect w6x firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-49198

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-49198. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of predator connect w6x firmware is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-284: Improper Access Control. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 29, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Improper access control in the MQTT broker allows wildcard topic subscriptions, exposing all MQTT traffic to unauthorized actors.

  2. Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Improper access control in the MQTT broker allows wildcard topic subscriptions, exposing all MQTT traffic to unauthorized actors.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-49198

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-49198

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-49198

    Improper access control in the MQTT broker allows wildcard topic subscriptions, exposing all MQTT traffic to unauthorized actors.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.