CVE-2026-20448 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Mediatek, Inc.	Mediatek Chipset

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2026

History

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
References		https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-05-04T05:41:52.927Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-20448

Vulnrichment

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

NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-20448

Redhat

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