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Medium 6.7Published May 4, 2026

CVE-2026-20448In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset and 22 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.

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-280
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
May 4, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset
mediatek:chipset (from the name)
MT6765; MT6768; MT6789; MT6877; MT6897; MT6899; MT6989; MT6991; and 14 more ranges
CNA record
mediatek mt6765_firmware
mediatek:mt6765_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6768_firmware
mediatek:mt6768_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6789_firmware
mediatek:mt6789_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6877_firmware
mediatek:mt6877_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6897_firmware
mediatek:mt6897_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6899_firmware
mediatek:mt6899_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6989_firmware
mediatek:mt6989_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6991_firmware
mediatek:mt6991_firmware
all versions
NVD
mediatek mt6993_firmware
mediatek:mt6993_firmware
all versions
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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