Insufficiently Protected Credentials in MediaTek products - CVE-2026-20435
Published: March 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123453
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20435
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error . A local application can perform service disruption.
Affected software
MT8169
MT6895
MT6897
MT6983
MT6985
MT6989
MT6990
MT6993
MT6890
MT8186
MT8188
MT8370
MT8390
MT8676
MT8678
MT8696
MT8793
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT6789
MT6813
MT6833
MT2737
MT6855
MT6878
MT6879
MT6880
MT6886
MT6893
MT6853
MT6781
MT6877
MT6885
MT6895
MT6897
MT6983
MT6985
MT6989
MT6990
MT6993
MT6890
MT8186
MT8188
MT8370
MT8390
MT8676
MT8678
MT8696
MT8793
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT6789
MT6813
MT6833
MT2737
MT6855
MT6878
MT6879
MT6880
MT6886
MT6893
MT6853
MT6781
MT6877
MT6885
How to mitigate CVE-2026-20435
Install security update from vendor's website.