CVE-2026-20474 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In display, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a race condition. 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: ALPS11019183; Issue ID: MSV-7758.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0011.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition in MediaTek Display

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +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 display, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a race condition. 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: ALPS11019183; Issue ID: MSV-7758.
Weaknesses		CWE-367
References		https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-08-03T02:05:28.372Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T19:36:20.270Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.016Z

Link: CVE-2026-20474

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T19:36:10.635Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T09:00:15Z

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