CVE-2026-20525
mediumIn Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation.
Vendor / product: Mediatek — mt2716 firmware
In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. 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: MOLY01870473 / MOLY00814393; Issue ID: MSV-9041.
CVSS
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-05 02:16
Modified: 2026-10-08 15:23
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:57 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
mediatek / mt2716_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6835_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6858_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6878_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6881_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6897_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6899_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6982_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6986_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6988_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6991_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt6993_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8668_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8676_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8678_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8755_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8775_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8792_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8793_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8863_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8873_firmware all versions
mediatek / mt8883_firmware all versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026
References
- https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026 security@mediatek.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:57 UTC · record ↗