{"id":"CVE-2026-20408","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-20408","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T10:45:58.409Z","title":"In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow.","description":"In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00461651; Issue ID: MSV-4758.","published":"2026-02-02T09:15:56.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:17:22.000Z","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-122","CWE-787"],"affected":["mediatek/software development kit","openwrt/openwrt"],"epss":{"score":0.00299,"percentile":0.22437,"date":"2026-10-27","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 (0.30%). 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/February-2026","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mediatek.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20408","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."}