CVE-2026-20588In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check.
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In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9607.
- CVSS
- 6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- 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
- Oct 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset mediatek:chipset (from the name) | MT2718; MT6768; MT6769; MT6789; MT6833; MT6855; MT6877; MT8186; and 17 more ranges | CNA record |
mediatek mt2718_firmware mediatek:mt2718_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6768_firmware mediatek:mt6768_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6769_firmware mediatek:mt6769_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6789_firmware mediatek:mt6789_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6833_firmware mediatek:mt6833_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6855_firmware mediatek:mt6855_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt6877_firmware mediatek:mt6877_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 mt8793_firmware mediatek:mt8793_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt8799_firmware mediatek:mt8799_firmware | all versions | NVD |
mediatek mt8910_firmware mediatek:mt8910_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026vendor-advisory
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