CVE-2026-20544

Published Oct 5, 2026

Last updated 12 days ago

Overview

Description
In meta, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11049530 / ALPS11480843; Issue ID: MSV-7935.
Source
security@mediatek.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
mt8910_firmware, mt6739_firmware, mt6761_firmware, mt6765_firmware, mt6768_firmware, mt6769_firmware, mt6781_firmware, mt6789_firmware, mt6835_firmware, mt6853_firmware, mt6855_firmware, mt6858_firmware, mt6877_firmware, mt6878_firmware, mt6879_firmware, mt6881_firmware, mt6883_firmware, mt6885_firmware, mt6886_firmware, mt6889_firmware, mt6893_firmware, mt6895_firmware, mt6897_firmware, mt6899_firmware, mt6983_firmware, mt6985_firmware, mt6989_firmware, mt6991_firmware, mt6993_firmware, mt8126_firmware, mt8171_firmware, mt8188_firmware, mt8189_firmware, mt8195_firmware, mt8196_firmware, mt8367_firmware, mt8370_firmware, mt8390_firmware, mt8391_firmware, mt8668_firmware, mt8676_firmware, mt8678_firmware, mt8755_firmware, mt8766_firmware, mt8768_firmware, mt8775_firmware, mt8781_firmware, mt8786_firmware, mt8788_firmware, mt8791_firmware, mt8792_firmware, mt8793_firmware, mt8798_firmware, mt8799_firmware, mt8863_firmware, mt8873_firmware, mt8875_firmware, mt8883_firmware, mt8893_firmware

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
0.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security@mediatek.com
CWE-787

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.