Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2026-20459
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity authentication bypass 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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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: MOLY01816800; Issue ID: MSV-6842.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MediaTek chipset | MT2716MT2735MT2737MT6739MT6761MT6762MT6763MT6765 |
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H