CVE-2026-20501

In vdec, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11262030; Issue ID: MSV-9197. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

CVE-2026-20501 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0013, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

CVE-2026-20501 affects products from mediatek, specifically: mt2718, mt2718_firmware, mt6580, mt6580_firmware, mt6739, mt6739_firmware, mt6761, mt6761_firmware, mt6765, mt6765_firmware, mt6768, mt6768_firmware, mt6769, mt6769_firmware, mt6779, mt6779_firmware, mt6781, mt6781_firmware, mt6785, mt6785_firmware, mt6789, mt6789_firmware, mt6833, mt6833_firmware, mt6835, mt6835_firmware, mt6853, mt6853_firmware, mt6855, mt6855_firmware, mt6858, mt6858_firmware, mt6873, mt6873_firmware, mt6877, mt6877_firmware, mt6878, mt6878_firmware, mt6879, mt6879_firmware, mt6881, mt6881_firmware, mt6883, mt6883_firmware, mt6885, mt6885_firmware, mt6886, mt6886_firmware, mt6889, mt6889_firmware, mt6893, mt6893_firmware, mt6895, mt6895_firmware, mt6897, mt6897_firmware, mt6899, mt6899_firmware, mt6983, mt6983_firmware, mt6985, mt6985_firmware, mt6989, mt6989_firmware, mt6991, mt6991_firmware, mt6993, mt6993_firmware, mt8126, mt8126_firmware, mt8171, mt8171_firmware, mt8186, mt8186_firmware, mt8188, mt8188_firmware, mt8189, mt8189_firmware, mt8195, mt8195_firmware, mt8196, mt8196_firmware, mt8367, mt8367_firmware, mt8391, mt8391_firmware, mt8395, mt8395_firmware, mt8668, mt8668_firmware, mt8676, mt8676_firmware, mt8678, mt8678_firmware, mt8696, mt8696_firmware, mt8781, mt8781_firmware, mt8788e, mt8788e_firmware, mt8792, mt8792_firmware, mt8799, mt8799_firmware, mt8910, mt8910_firmware. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

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