9.8

CVE-2022-26437: mediatek, inc. mt2621, mt2625 Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 01-08-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-26437 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mt2621, mt2625. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.45%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In httpclient, there is a possible out of bounds write due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WSAP00103831; Issue ID: WSAP00103831.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 1.38% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mediatek1 product
Mediatek, inc.1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links