CVE-2026-20483 (GCVE-0-2026-20483)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-03 02:05 – Updated: 2026-08-03 19:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Telephony, 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: ALPS11087526; Issue ID: MSV-8243.
Severity
7.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MediaTek chipset |
Affected:
MT6739
Affected: MT6761 Affected: MT6765 Affected: MT6768 Affected: MT6781 Affected: MT6789 Affected: MT6833 Affected: MT6835 Affected: MT6853 Affected: MT6855 Affected: MT6877 Affected: MT6878 Affected: MT6879 Affected: MT6883 Affected: MT6885 Affected: MT6886 Affected: MT6889 Affected: MT6893 Affected: MT6895 Affected: MT6897 Affected: MT6983 Affected: MT6985 Affected: MT6989 Affected: MT6991 Affected: MT6993 Affected: MT8766 Affected: MT8766R Affected: MT8768 Affected: MT8775 Affected: MT8781 Affected: MT8792 Affected: MT8796 Affected: MT8873 Affected: MT8883 Affected: MT8893 |
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