CVE-2026-20438

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.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2026	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2718:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8168:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8169:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8186:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8188:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8678:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8695:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8696:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-02 09:16

Updated : 2026-03-03 12:48

NVD link : CVE-2026-20438

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20438

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediatek

mt8695
mt8169
mt2718
mt6899
mt8793
mt8168
mt6991
mt8696
mt8188
mt8678
mt8186

google

android

CWE

CWE-367

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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