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CVE-2026-20466
In sec boot, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: AUTO00845351 (Note: For MT2737) / ALPS11072643 (Note: For MT6880, MT6890, MT6990); Issue ID: MSV-6929.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"MediaTek chipset","vendor":"MediaTek, Inc.","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"MT2737"},{"status":"affected","version":"MT6880"},{"status":"affected","version":"MT6890"},{"status":"affected","version":"MT6990"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"PHYSICAL","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-787","description":"CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026"}
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Attribution and limitations
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