CVE-2026-20498

Published: Aug 3, 2026Modified: Aug 19, 2026

6.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Mediatek: Mt6991 Firmware, Mt8768 Firmware, Mt8791t Firmware, Mt8792 Firmware, Mt8796 Firmware, Mt8799 Firmware, Mt8873 Firmware, Mt8883 Firmware, Mt8893 Firmware, Mt8910 Firmware

10 products

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt6991	All versions

Configuration B

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8768 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8768	All versions

Configuration C

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8791t Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8791t	All versions

Configuration D

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8792 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8792	All versions

Configuration E

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8796 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8796	All versions

Configuration F

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8799 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8799	All versions

Configuration G

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8873 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8873	All versions

Configuration H

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8883 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8883	All versions

Configuration I

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8893 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8893	All versions

Configuration J

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mediatek Mt8910 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Mediatek Mt8910	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-1287

Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input

The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.

References (1)

https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

Source: security@mediatek.com

Vendor Advisory

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