Integer overflow in MediaTek modem allows remote denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow in MediaTek chipset modems (CWE-190) allows remote denial of service when a UE connects to a rogue base station controlled by an attacker. No additional execution privileges and no user interaction are needed. Affected models include MT2716, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6858 and other models, and CVSS 3.1 scores the flaw 5.3 (MEDIUM).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
In Modem, there is a possible way (for XXX) to XXXXX due to an integer overflow. 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: MOLY01334054 / MOLY01312486; Issue ID: MSV-7920.
Why it matters now
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 | MT2716; MT6813; MT6815; MT6835; MT6858; MT6878; MT6881; MT6897; MT6899; MT6982; MT6986; MT6988; MT6991; MT6993; MT8668; MT8676; MT8678; MT8755; MT8775; MT8792; MT8793; MT8863; MT8873; MT8875; MT8883 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MediaTek chipset VendorMediaTek Affected MT2716; MT6813; MT6815; MT6835; MT6858; MT6878; MT6881; MT6897; MT6899; MT6982; MT6986; MT6988; MT6991; MT6993; MT8668; MT8676; MT8678; MT8755; MT8775; MT8792; MT8793; MT8863; MT8873; MT8875; MT8883 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MediaTek chipset.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68588
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-hwwj-c42r-c63g
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-68588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hwwj-c42r-c63g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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