| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT2718, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8115, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8365, MT8367, MT8370, MT8371, MT8390, MT8391, MT8395, MT8676, MT8678, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 and MT8910. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component slbc. Such manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20451. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2718, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8115, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8365, MT8367, MT8370, MT8371, MT8390, MT8391, MT8395, MT8676, MT8678, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 and MT8910. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component slbc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
In slbc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to type confusion. 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: ALPS10828685; Issue ID: MSV-6504.
The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-20451 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
- MT2718
- MT6899
- MT6985
- MT6989
- MT6991
- MT8115
- MT8186
- MT8188
- MT8196
- MT8365
- MT8367
- MT8370
- MT8371
- MT8390
- MT8391
- MT8395
- MT8676
- MT8678
- MT8766
- MT8768
- MT8775
- MT8781
- MT8786
- MT8788E
- MT8791T
- MT8792
- MT8793
- MT8796
- MT8873
- MT8883
- MT8893
- MT8910
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Type confusionCWE: CWE-843
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/03/2025 CVE reserved05/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/04/2026 VulDB entry created
05/04/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: corp.mediatek.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-20451 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-360944
Entry
Created: 05/04/2026 09:07Changes: 05/04/2026 09:07 (53)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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