MediaTek MT8910 Display memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6991, MT6993, MT8126, MT8171, MT8188, MT8189, MT8367, MT8668, MT8676, MT8678, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8791T, MT8799 and MT8910. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Display. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20488. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6991, MT6993, MT8126, MT8171, MT8188, MT8189, MT8367, MT8668, MT8676, MT8678, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8791T, MT8799 and MT8910. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In display, there is a possible information disclosure due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11004276; Issue ID: MSV-7757.

The advisory is shared at mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-20488 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS11004276 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: ALPS11004276

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
08/03/2026 +272 days Advisory disclosed
08/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20488 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385469

Entryinfo

Created: 08/03/2026 05:24
Changes: 08/03/2026 05:24 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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