CVE-2026-20518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Mediatek, Inc.	Mediatek Chipset

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026

History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Missing Bounds Check Leads to Local Information Disclosure in MediaTek GenieZone

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 07 Sep 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, 07 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Missing Bounds Check Leads to Local Information Disclosure in MediaTek GenieZone

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-125
References		https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2026-09-07T01:57:36.053Z

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:21:06.272Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.032Z

Link: CVE-2026-20518

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:20:58.342Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-07T02:17:20.583

Modified: 2026-09-08T18:38:19.590

Link: CVE-2026-20518

Redhat

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