In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, 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: MOLY01857954; Issue ID: MSV-8247.

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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write in MediaTek Modem Enables Remote Privilege Escalation

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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Description In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, 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: MOLY01857954; Issue ID: MSV-8247.
Weaknesses CWE-787
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

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Updated: 2026-11-02T02:32:59.691Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.027Z

Link: CVE-2026-20499

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T03:17:31.090

Modified: 2026-11-02T03:17:31.090

Link: CVE-2026-20499

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Updated: 2026-11-02T03:30:06Z

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