Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2024 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2024-20056
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6880, MT6885, MT6886, MT6890, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, 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 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
In preloader, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08528185; Issue ID: ALPS08528185.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6880, MT6885, MT6886, MT6890, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678 | Android 12.0, 13.0, 14.0 / OpenWRT 19.07, 21.02, 23.05 / RDK-B 2022q3 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H