FKIE_CVE-2026-20421

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-02 09:15 - Updated: 2026-02-03 21:23
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01738293; Issue ID: MSV-5922.
References
security@mediatek.comhttps://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2026Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mediatek nr15 -
mediatek mt2735 -
mediatek mt6833 -
mediatek mt6853 -
mediatek mt6855 -
mediatek mt6873 -
mediatek mt6875 -
mediatek mt6877 -
mediatek mt6880 -
mediatek mt6883 -
mediatek mt6885 -
mediatek mt6889 -
mediatek mt6890 -
mediatek mt6891 -
mediatek mt6893 -
mediatek mt8791 -
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