CVE-2026-20526

In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01898195; Issue ID: MSV-8906. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2026-20526 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0023, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

CVE-2026-20526 affects products from mediatek, specifically: mt2716, mt2716_firmware, mt2735, mt2735_firmware, mt2737, mt2737_firmware, mt6813, mt6813_firmware, mt6815, mt6815_firmware, mt6833, mt6833_firmware, mt6835, mt6835_firmware, mt6853, mt6853_firmware, mt6855, mt6855_firmware, mt6858, mt6858_firmware, mt6873, mt6873_firmware, mt6875, mt6875_firmware, mt6877, mt6877_firmware, mt6878, mt6878_firmware, mt6879, mt6879_firmware, mt6880, mt6880_firmware, mt6881, mt6881_firmware, mt6883, mt6883_firmware, mt6885, mt6885_firmware, mt6886, mt6886_firmware, mt6889, mt6889_firmware, mt6890, mt6890_firmware, mt6891, mt6891_firmware, mt6893, mt6893_firmware, mt6895, mt6895_firmware, mt6896, mt6896_firmware, mt6897, mt6897_firmware, mt6899, mt6899_firmware, mt6980, mt6980_firmware, mt6982, mt6982_firmware, mt6983, mt6983_firmware, mt6985, mt6985_firmware, mt6986, mt6986_firmware, mt6988, mt6988_firmware, mt6989, mt6989_firmware, mt6990, mt6990_firmware, mt6991, mt6991_firmware, mt6993, mt6993_firmware, mt8668, mt8668_firmware, mt8676, mt8676_firmware, mt8678, mt8678_firmware, mt8755, mt8755_firmware, mt8771, mt8771_firmware, mt8775, mt8775_firmware, mt8791, mt8791_firmware, mt8791t, mt8791t_firmware, mt8792, mt8792_firmware, mt8793, mt8793_firmware, mt8796, mt8796_firmware, mt8797, mt8797_firmware, mt8798, mt8798_firmware, mt8863, mt8863_firmware, mt8873, mt8873_firmware, mt8883, mt8883_firmware, mt8893, mt8893_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

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