{"id":"CVE-2024-20040","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-20040","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:13:22.341Z","title":"In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation.","description":"In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.","published":"2024-04-01T03:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T07:05:45.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@mediatek.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["linuxfoundation/yocto","rdkcentral/rdk-b","google/android","linux/linux kernel","openwrt/openwrt"],"epss":{"score":0.00178,"percentile":0.07296,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mediatek.com"},{"url":"https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20040","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}