Vulnerability · Published Oct 5, 2026 · Assigned by MediaTek

CVE-2026-20535

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in MediaTek chipset from MediaTek, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In aidl, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. 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: ALPS11185216; Issue ID: MSV-9039.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset MT6878MT6881MT6899MT6989MT6991MT6993MT8188MT8189

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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