CVE-2026-20466

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MediaTek, Inc.MediaTek chipsetMT2737affected
MediaTek, Inc.MediaTek chipsetMT6880affected
MediaTek, Inc.MediaTek chipsetMT6890affected
MediaTek, Inc.MediaTek chipsetMT6990affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-787: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References