CVE-2026-20498

Published Aug 3, 2026

Last updated a day ago

Overview

Description
In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10900493; Issue ID: MSV-6765.
Source
security@mediatek.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
mt6991_firmware, mt8768_firmware, mt8791t_firmware, mt8792_firmware, mt8796_firmware, mt8799_firmware, mt8873_firmware, mt8883_firmware, mt8893_firmware, mt8910_firmware

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security@mediatek.com
CWE-1287

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.