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High 8.4Published Sep 7, 2026

CVE-2026-20501In vdec, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset and 53 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

In vdec, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11262030; Issue ID: MSV-9197.

CVSS
8.4 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-122
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
MediaTek
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset
mediatek:chipset (from the name)
MT2718; MT6580; MT6739; MT6761; MT6765; MT6768; MT6769; MT6779; and 45 more ranges
CNA record
mediatek mt2718_firmware
mediatek:mt2718_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6580_firmware
mediatek:mt6580_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6739_firmware
mediatek:mt6739_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6761_firmware
mediatek:mt6761_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6765_firmware
mediatek:mt6765_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6768_firmware
mediatek:mt6768_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6769_firmware
mediatek:mt6769_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6779_firmware
mediatek:mt6779_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6781_firmware
mediatek:mt6781_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6785_firmware
mediatek:mt6785_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6789_firmware
mediatek:mt6789_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6833_firmware
mediatek:mt6833_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6835_firmware
mediatek:mt6835_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6853_firmware
mediatek:mt6853_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6855_firmware
mediatek:mt6855_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6858_firmware
mediatek:mt6858_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6873_firmware
mediatek:mt6873_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6877_firmware
mediatek:mt6877_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6878_firmware
mediatek:mt6878_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6879_firmware
mediatek:mt6879_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6881_firmware
mediatek:mt6881_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6883_firmware
mediatek:mt6883_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6885_firmware
mediatek:mt6885_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6886_firmware
mediatek:mt6886_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6889_firmware
mediatek:mt6889_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6893_firmware
mediatek:mt6893_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6895_firmware
mediatek:mt6895_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6897_firmware
mediatek:mt6897_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6899_firmware
mediatek:mt6899_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6983_firmware
mediatek:mt6983_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6985_firmware
mediatek:mt6985_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6989_firmware
mediatek:mt6989_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6991_firmware
mediatek:mt6991_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6993_firmware
mediatek:mt6993_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8126_firmware
mediatek:mt8126_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8171_firmware
mediatek:mt8171_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8186_firmware
mediatek:mt8186_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8188_firmware
mediatek:mt8188_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8189_firmware
mediatek:mt8189_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8195_firmware
mediatek:mt8195_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8196_firmware
mediatek:mt8196_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8367_firmware
mediatek:mt8367_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8391_firmware
mediatek:mt8391_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8395_firmware
mediatek:mt8395_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8668_firmware
mediatek:mt8668_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8676_firmware
mediatek:mt8676_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8678_firmware
mediatek:mt8678_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8696_firmware
mediatek:mt8696_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8781_firmware
mediatek:mt8781_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8788e_firmware
mediatek:mt8788e_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8792_firmware
mediatek:mt8792_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8799_firmware
mediatek:mt8799_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt8910_firmware
mediatek:mt8910_firmware
all versions
NVD

References

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