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CVE-2026-20525

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

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). 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 remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01870473 / MOLY00814393; Issue ID: MSV-9041.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.21% probability · 11th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
mediatek/mt2716 firmware · mediatek/mt6835 firmware · mediatek/mt6858 firmware · mediatek/mt6878 firmware · mediatek/mt6881 firmware · mediatek/mt6897 firmware · mediatek/mt6899 firmware · mediatek/mt6982 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
EPSS trend
0%3%5%5 October 2026: 0.20%26 October 2026: 0.21%5 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 5 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.