In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. 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: WCNCR00473802; Issue ID: MSV-5970.
History

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mediatek
Mediatek mt7902
Mediatek mt7920
Mediatek mt7921
Mediatek mt7922
Mediatek mt7925
Mediatek mt7927
Mediatek mt8696
Mediatek nbiot Sdk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mediatek:nbiot_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt7920:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt7921:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt7922:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt7925:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt7927:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mediatek
Mediatek mt7902
Mediatek mt7920
Mediatek mt7921
Mediatek mt7922
Mediatek mt7925
Mediatek mt7927
Mediatek mt8696
Mediatek nbiot Sdk

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. 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: WCNCR00473802; Issue ID: MSV-5970.
Weaknesses CWE-120
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-03-02T08:39:13.985Z

Updated: 2026-03-03T04:55:57.149Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-20436

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-02T13:34:17.334Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-02T09:16:16.743

Modified: 2026-03-03T12:49:52.000

Link: CVE-2026-20436

cve-icon Redhat

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