What is CVE-2026-20488?

CVE-2026-20488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-20488?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware

CVE-2026-20488

In display, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11004276; Issue ID: MSV-7757.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (2.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mediatek Mt6991_firmware
Mediatek Mt6993_firmware
Mediatek Mt8126_firmware
Mediatek Mt8171_firmware
Mediatek Mt8188_firmware
Mediatek Mt8189_firmware
Mediatek Mt8367_firmware
Mediatek Mt8668_firmware
Mediatek Mt8676_firmware
Mediatek Mt8678_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@mediatek.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20488?: CVE-2026-20488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-20488?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.