In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission 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: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.

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 0.00017.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset unaffected
Version Status Constraints
MT6765 affected —
MT6768 affected —
MT6789 affected —
MT6877 affected —
MT6897 affected —
MT6899 affected —
MT6989 affected —
MT6991 affected —
MT6993 affected —
MT8367 affected —
MT8766 affected —
MT8768 affected —
MT8775 affected —
MT8781 affected —
MT8786 affected —
MT8788E affected —
MT8791T affected —
MT8792 affected —
MT8793 affected —
MT8796 affected —
MT8893 affected —
MT8910 affected —

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https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 04 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Missing Permission Check in MediaTek geniezone

Mon, 04 May 2026 13:15:00 +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, 04 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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

Mon, 04 May 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Missing Permission Check in MediaTek geniezone

Mon, 04 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission 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: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.
Weaknesses CWE-280
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-04T12:57:21.672Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.013Z

Link: CVE-2026-20448

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T12:57:10.995Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-04T07:15:59.500

Modified: 2026-05-04T14:16:32.230

Link: CVE-2026-20448

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-04T15:15:03Z

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