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CVE-2026-20454

In geniezone, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition.

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 0.08%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In geniezone, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. 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: ALPS10873936; Issue ID: MSV-6786.

CVSS 3.1
6.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.08% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-367
Affected
mediatek/mt8673 firmware · mediatek/mt8765 firmware · mediatek/mt8766 firmware · mediatek/mt8768 firmware · mediatek/mt8781 firmware · mediatek/mt8786 firmware · mediatek/mt8788 firmware · mediatek/mt8791t firmware · mediatek/mt8793 firmware · mediatek/mt8797 firmware · mediatek/mt8798 firmware · mediatek/mt8910 firmware · mediatek/mt6991 firmware · mediatek/mt6989 firmware · mediatek/mt6985 firmware · mediatek/mt6983 firmware · mediatek/mt6899 firmware · mediatek/mt6897 firmware · mediatek/mt6895 firmware · mediatek/mt6893 firmware · +16 more
Source
security@mediatek.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.