8.4

CVE-2026-20524: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 05-10-2026Last modified 06-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20524 is a high (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249004; Issue ID: MSV-9170.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

05-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.13%

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

Mediatek6 products
Mediatek, inc.1 product

2 vendors · 7 products

References

1 links