CVE•Published 2026-10-05•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•3 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-20524Mediatek · Mt6899_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.4
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs
Description
In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249004; Issue ID: MSV-9170.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-05
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-20524Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Mt6899 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running Mt6899 Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-20524Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-20524Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-20524Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-20524GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-20524" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-20524 on GitHub.