CVE•Published 2026-08-03•Modified 2026-08-19•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-20498Mediatek · Mt6991_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-03
Modified 2026-08-19
External references
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Shodan · OS
os:"Mt6991 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running Mt6991 Firmware.
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-20498Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
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Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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