CVE-2026-20475 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In display, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds 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: ALPS11004276; Issue ID: MSV-7748.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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, Inc.	Mediatek Chipset

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References

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

History

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Out‑of‑Bounds Write in MediaTek Display Driver Allows Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Out‑of‑Bounds Write in MediaTek Display Driver Allows Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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

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

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Description		In display, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds 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: ALPS11004276; Issue ID: MSV-7748.
Weaknesses		CWE-787
References		https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-08-03T02:05:29.778Z

Updated: 2026-08-05T03:56:47.671Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.016Z

Link: CVE-2026-20475

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T19:06:06.278Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-03T03:16:42.523

Modified: 2026-08-05T05:16:53.037

Link: CVE-2026-20475

Redhat

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