Medium severity6.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 3, 2026· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-20498
CVE-2026-20498
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: ALPS10900493; Issue ID: MSV-6765.
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Affected products
10- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6991_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8768_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8791t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8792_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8792_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8910_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8796_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8799_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8873_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8883_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8893_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
1- www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026nvdVendor Advisory
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