Heap-based buffer overflow in MediaTek products - CVE-2026-20452

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in MediaTek products - CVE-2026-20452

Published: June 1, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU133127
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20452
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6890
MT7615
MT7915
MT7916
MT7981
MT7986
MT7990
MT7992
MT7993

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.

The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in wlan when processing input. A local user can trigger the vulnerable condition to cause memory corruption.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-20452

Install security update from vendor's website.

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