9.3

CVE-2026-20407: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 9.3v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 02-02-2026Last modified 30-03-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20407 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00464377; Issue ID: MSV-4905.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.17% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

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