CVE-2026-20438 — MediaTek, Inc. / MediaTek chipset

Description (CNA)

In MAE, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. 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: ALPS10431920; Issue ID: MSV-5835.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc. / MediaTek chipset	affected MT2718; affected MT6899; affected MT6991; affected MT8168; affected MT8169; affected MT8186; affected MT8188; affected MT8678; affected MT8695; affected MT8696; affected MT8793

CWE

CWE-367

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2026

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

No English description supplied.

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