In Power HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. 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: ALPS11165543; Issue ID: MSV-9012.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Affected Vendors & Products

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Mediatek, Inc. Subscribe
Mediatek Chipset Subscribe

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Power HAL Type‑Confusion Privilege Escalation in MediaTek Chipsets

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Description In Power HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. 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: ALPS11165543; Issue ID: MSV-9012.
Weaknesses CWE-843
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T03:55:24.329Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.029Z

Link: CVE-2026-20508

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:34:02.904Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T02:17:19.470

Modified: 2026-09-08T04:17:33.210

Link: CVE-2026-20508

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T14:15:16Z

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