In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9607.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation in MediaTek mtee due to Missing Bounds Check

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Description In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9607.
Weaknesses CWE-787
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T01:40:01.318Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.049Z

Link: CVE-2026-20588

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T02:16:54.033

Modified: 2026-10-05T02:16:54.033

Link: CVE-2026-20588

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Updated: 2026-10-05T03:45:19Z

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