5.3

CVE-2026-20525: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset Reachable Assertion

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 05-10-2026Last modified 05-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20525 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.9% 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
0.21%
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. 05-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. 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: MOLY01870473 / MOLY00814393; Issue ID: MSV-9041.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

05-10-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

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

Mediatek22 products
Mediatek, inc.1 product
  • mediatek chipsetMT2716 | MT6835 | MT6858 | MT6878 | MT6881 | MT6897 | MT6899 | MT6982 | MT6986 | MT6988 | MT6991 | MT6993 | MT8668 | MT8676 | MT8678 | MT8755 | MT8775 | MT8792 | MT8793 | MT8863 | MT8873 | MT8883

2 vendors · 23 products

References

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