Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-20591

MediaTek chipset
CVSS 3.1
8.4High

Official description

In GPU pdma, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11365075; Issue ID: MSV-9546.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.4High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset MT6993 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset MT8910 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-11-02
Last updated
2026-11-03
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
MediaTek

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.12%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
2.1%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-416
    Use After Free