{"id":"CVE-2026-20522","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-20522","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:21:14.477Z","title":"In neuropilot, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check.","description":"In neuropilot, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249050; Issue ID: MSV-9172.","published":"2026-10-05T02:16:51.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T15:39:54.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@mediatek.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["mediatek/mt6881 firmware","mediatek/mt6993 firmware","mediatek/mt8188 firmware","mediatek/mt8189 firmware","mediatek/mt8668 firmware","mediatek/mt8781 firmware","mediatek/mt8875 firmware","mediatek/mt8910 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00137,"percentile":0.03081,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-05","score":0.00133,"percentile":0.02384}]},"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 (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-05T12:15:08.000Z","detail":{"from":null,"score":"8.4","severity":"HIGH","fromSeverity":null},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 8.4 HIGH."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-05T02:16:51.000Z","detail":{"score":null,"severity":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-05T02:16:50.793Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.4)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mediatek.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20522","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."}