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CVE-2026-20483

In Telephony, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In Telephony, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11087526; Issue ID: MSV-8243.

CVSS 3.1
7.7 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.13% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-862
Affected
mediatek/mt8893 firmware · mediatek/mt6739 firmware · mediatek/mt6761 firmware · mediatek/mt6765 firmware · mediatek/mt6768 firmware · mediatek/mt6781 firmware · mediatek/mt6789 firmware · mediatek/mt6833 firmware · mediatek/mt6835 firmware · mediatek/mt6853 firmware · mediatek/mt6855 firmware · mediatek/mt6877 firmware · mediatek/mt6878 firmware · mediatek/mt6879 firmware · mediatek/mt6883 firmware · mediatek/mt6885 firmware · mediatek/mt6886 firmware · mediatek/mt6889 firmware · mediatek/mt6893 firmware · mediatek/mt6895 firmware · +15 more
Source
security@mediatek.com

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