CVE-2026-20438

MEDIUM

MAE - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-367
Status published
Products (23)
google/android 15.0
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT2718
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT6899
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT6991
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8168
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8169
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8186
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8188
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8678
MediaTek, Inc./MediaTek chipset MT8695
... and 13 more
Published Mar 02, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 02, 2026