System Crash Vulnerability in MediaTek Products
CVE-2026-20442

4.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6781, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6835, Mt6853, Mt6855, Mt6877, Mt6878, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6886, Mt6889, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt6989, Mt6991, Mt6993, Mt8186, Mt8188, Mt8196, Mt8667, Mt8673, Mt8676, Mt8678, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8771, Mt8781, Mt8791t, Mt8792, Mt8793, Mt8795t, Mt8796, Mt8798, Mt8873, Mt8883
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 March 2026

What is CVE-2026-20442?

This vulnerability in MediaTek's system software may allow a local denial of service through a use after free scenario, leading to a potential system crash. An attacker with system privileges can exploit this issue without any user interaction, putting users at risk. Immediate attention and patching are advised to mitigate the impact of this vulnerability. For more information, refer to the security bulletin from MediaTek.

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Affected Version(s)

MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT6993, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8796, MT8798, MT8873, MT8883 Android 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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