VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-20587
In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9608.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.11% probability · 1th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- mediatek/mt2718 firmware · mediatek/mt6768 firmware · mediatek/mt6769 firmware · mediatek/mt6789 firmware · mediatek/mt6833 firmware · mediatek/mt6855 firmware · mediatek/mt6877 firmware · mediatek/mt8186 firmware · mediatek/mt8188 firmware · mediatek/mt8189 firmware · mediatek/mt8195 firmware · mediatek/mt8196 firmware · mediatek/mt8367 firmware · mediatek/mt8391 firmware · mediatek/mt8395 firmware · mediatek/mt8668 firmware · mediatek/mt8676 firmware · mediatek/mt8678 firmware · mediatek/mt8696 firmware · mediatek/mt8781 firmware · +5 more
- Source
- security@mediatek.com
EPSS moved from 0.1% on 5 October 2026 to 0.1% on 26 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.