CVE-2026-20498 — MediaTek, Inc. / MediaTek chipset

Description (CNA)

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 (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc. / MediaTek chipset	affected MT6991; affected MT8768; affected MT8791T; affected MT8792; affected MT8796; affected MT8799; affected MT8873; affected MT8883; affected MT8893; affected MT8910

CWE

CWE-1287

References

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

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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