5.3

CVE-2026-20504: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset Reachable Assertion

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 07-09-2026Last modified 07-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20504 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. 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: MOLY00755024; Issue ID: MSV-7865.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

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

Mediatek19 products
Mediatek, inc.1 product
  • mediatek chipsetMT2735 | MT6833 | MT6853 | MT6855 | MT6873 | MT6875 | MT6877 | MT6880 | MT6883 | MT6885 | MT6889 | MT6890 | MT6891 | MT6893 | MT8675 | MT8771 | MT8791 | MT8791T | MT8797

2 vendors · 20 products

References

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