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CVE-2026-20500

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.09%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01810811; Issue ID: MSV-9232.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.09% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-295
Affected
mediatek/mt2716 firmware · mediatek/mt6835 firmware · mediatek/mt6858 firmware · mediatek/mt6878 firmware · mediatek/mt6881 firmware · mediatek/mt6897 firmware · mediatek/mt6899 firmware · mediatek/mt6982vb firmware · mediatek/mt6986 firmware · mediatek/mt6988 firmware · mediatek/mt6991 firmware · mediatek/mt6993 firmware · mediatek/mt8668 firmware · mediatek/mt8676 firmware · mediatek/mt8678 firmware · mediatek/mt8755 firmware · mediatek/mt8775 firmware · mediatek/mt8792 firmware · mediatek/mt8793 firmware · mediatek/mt8863 firmware · +2 more
Source
security@mediatek.com

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