CVE-2026-20483 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Telephony, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11087526; Issue ID: MSV-8243.

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Vendors	Products
Mediatek, Inc.	Mediatek Chipset

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Vendors	Products
Mediatek, Inc.	Mediatek Chipset

References

Link	Providers
https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Mediatek, Inc. Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products		Mediatek, Inc. Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In Telephony, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11087526; Issue ID: MSV-8243.
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-08-03T02:05:45.948Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T02:05:45.948Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.021Z

Link: CVE-2026-20483

Vulnrichment

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NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T04:15:03Z

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