What is CVE-2022-26437?

CVE-2022-26437 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt2621, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-26437?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mediatek Mt2621

CVE-2022-26437

In httpclient, there is a possible out of bounds write due to uninitialized data. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID…

EPSS: 0.012 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mediatek Mt2621
Mediatek Mt2625
Mediatek Nbiot_sdk — versions 2.8.1
Mediatek, Inc. Mt2621, Mt2625 — versions NBIOT SDK V2.8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

security@mediatek.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26437?: CVE-2022-26437 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt2621, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-26437?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.