MediaTek MT8910 geniezone memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaTek MT6991, MT8755, MT8768, MT8771, MT8775, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798, MT8799, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 and MT8910. Impacted is an unknown function of the component geniezone. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-20518. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT6991, MT8755, MT8768, MT8771, MT8775, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798, MT8799, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 and MT8910. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component geniezone. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In geniezone, 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 needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10867524 / ALPS10876355; Issue ID: MSV-6674.

The advisory is shared for download at mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-20518 since 11/03/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS10867524/ALPS10876355 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-72210). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 1.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Temp Score: 1.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Patch: ALPS10867524/ALPS10876355

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
09/07/2026 +307 days Advisory disclosed
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20518 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399492
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2026 04:13
Updated: 09/07/2026 07:45
Changes: 09/07/2026 04:13 (54), 09/07/2026 07:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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