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CVE-2026-20438

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
02/03/2026
Last modified:
03/03/2026

Description

In MAE, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. 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: ALPS10431920; Issue ID: MSV-5835.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.40 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2718:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8169:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8186:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8188:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8678:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8695:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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