Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MtkEmail by MediaTek
CVE-2022-26469

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt6580, Mt6735, Mt6737, Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6771, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6855, Mt6873, Mt6877, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6895, Mt6983, Mt8167, Mt8167s, Mt8168, Mt8173, Mt8175, Mt8185, Mt8321, Mt8362a, Mt8365, Mt8385, Mt8666, Mt8675, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8786, Mt8788, Mt8789, Mt8791, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 September 2022

Summary

A vulnerability in MtkEmail allows for privilege escalation due to fragment injection. This could result in unauthorized access to local system functions without the need for additional execution privileges or user interaction. Affected users could potentially experience unauthorized changes and actions executed at their privilege level. A patch has been released to address this issue.

Affected Version(s)

MT6580, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6895, MT6983, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797 Android 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/Septe...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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