6.7

CVE-2026-20508: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset Type Confusion

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 07-09-2026Last modified 08-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20508 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Type Confusion vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.11%
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. 08-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Power HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11165543; Issue ID: MSV-9012.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.11% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.11%

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

Mediatek, inc.1 product
  • mediatek chipsetMT2718 | MT6739 | MT6761 | MT6765 | MT6768 | MT6769 | MT6781 | MT6789 | MT6833 | MT6835 | MT6853 | MT6855 | MT6858 | MT6877 | MT6878 | MT6879 | MT6881 | MT6883 | MT6885 | MT6886 | MT6889 | MT6893 | MT6895 | MT6897 | MT6899 | MT6983 | MT6985 | MT6989 | MT6991 | MT6993 | MT8171 | MT8186 | MT8188 | MT8189 | MT8196 | MT8668 | MT8676 | MT8678 | MT8696 | MT8793

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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