CVE-2026-20466 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Mediatek	Mediatek Chipset

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References

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

History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mediatek Mediatek mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products		Mediatek Mediatek mediatek Chipset

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-787
References		https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-08-03T02:05:17.330Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T19:38:19.691Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.015Z

Link: CVE-2026-20466

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T19:38:14.379Z

NVD

No data.

Redhat

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