Missing brute-force protection in MediaTek chipset
Priority LOW 19CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
In Audio HAL, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11087632; Issue ID: MSV-8244.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00155 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaTek | MediaTek chipset | MT2718; MT6739; MT6761; MT6765; MT6768; MT6781; MT6789; MT6833; MT6835; MT6853; MT6855; MT6877; MT6878; MT6879; MT6883; MT6885; MT6886; MT6889; MT6893; MT6895; MT6897; MT6899; MT6983; MT6985; MT6989; MT6991; MT6993; MT8126; MT8168; MT8171; MT8186; MT8188; MT8189; MT8195; MT8196; MT8321; MT8365; MT8367; MT8385; MT8390; MT8391; MT8668; MT8676; MT8678; MT8696; MT8755; MT8766; MT8768; MT8771; MT8775; MT8781; MT8786; MT8788E; MT8791T; MT8792; MT8793; MT8796; MT8797; MT8798; MT8799; MT8873; MT8883; MT8893; MT8910 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MediaTek chipset VendorMediaTek Affected MT2718; MT6739; MT6761; MT6765; MT6768; MT6781; MT6789; MT6833; MT6835; MT6853; MT6855; MT6877; MT6878; MT6879; MT6883; MT6885; MT6886; MT6889; MT6893; MT6895; MT6897; MT6899; MT6983; MT6985; MT6989; MT6991; MT6993; MT8126; MT8168; MT8171; MT8186; MT8188; MT8189; MT8195; MT8196; MT8321; MT8365; MT8367; MT8385; MT8390; MT8391; MT8668; MT8676; MT8678; MT8696; MT8755; MT8766; MT8768; MT8771; MT8775; MT8781; MT8786; MT8788E; MT8791T; MT8792; MT8793; MT8796; MT8797; MT8798; MT8799; MT8873; MT8883; MT8893; MT8910 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-20514
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jx7m-h9rp-vwg4
References
More MediaTek vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-00067 Out-of-bounds write in Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-13053 Improper input validation in MediaTek MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-14725 Integer overflow in MediaTek MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-13114 Memory corruption in MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6853, MT6855… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-14283 Command injection in MediaTek EN7528, EN7580 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-11684 Command injection in MediaTek EN7528, EN7580 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-20514 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-20514 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jx7m-h9rp-vwg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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