MediaTek MT8893 Modem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in MediaTek MT2716, MT2735, MT2737, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6858, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6881, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6982, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT6993, MT8668, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8771, MT8775, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883 and MT8893. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Modem. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-20527. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2716, MT2735, MT2737, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6858, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6881, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6982, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT6993, MT8668, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8771, MT8775, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883 and MT8893. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Modem. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01864925 / MOLY01210562; Issue ID: MSV-8303.

The advisory is available at mediatek.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-20527 since 11/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2026).

Applying the patch MOLY01864925/MOLY01210562 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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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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Status: Not defined

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Patch: MOLY01864925/MOLY01210562

Timelineinfo

11/03/2025 CVE reserved
10/05/2026 +335 days Advisory disclosed
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20527 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-413486

Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2026 04:20
Changes: 10/05/2026 04:20 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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