CVE-2026-20462
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Description
In Telephony, there is a possible memory corruption due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11006447; Issue ID: MSV-7871.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.7
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-01 04:17:15.253000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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"id": "CVE-2026-20462",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-07-01T04:17:15.253",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "In Telephony, there is a possible memory corruption due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11006447; Issue ID: MSV-7871."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "En Telefonía, existe una posible corrupción de memoria debido a un desbordamiento de búfer en el heap. Esto podría conducir a una escalada local de privilegios si un actor malicioso ya ha obtenido el privilegio de Sistema. No se necesita interacción del usuario para la explotación. ID de parche: ALPS11006447; ID de problema: MSV-7871."
}
],
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{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "MediaTek, Inc.",
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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"baseScore": 6.7,
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"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2026",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}