What is CVE-2026-20448?

CVE-2026-20448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6765, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-20448?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6765

CVE-2026-20448

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 fo…

EPSS: 0.000 (0.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mediatek Mt6765
Mediatek Mt6765_firmware
Mediatek Mt6768
Mediatek Mt6768_firmware
Mediatek Mt6789
Mediatek Mt6789_firmware
Mediatek Mt6877
Mediatek Mt6877_firmware
Mediatek Mt6897
Mediatek Mt6897_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

security@mediatek.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20448?: CVE-2026-20448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6765, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-20448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.