Findings

CVE-2026-20448

In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check.

Published May 4, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · mediatek mt6765 firmware

In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.

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Timeline

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  1. May 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10708513; Issue ID: MSV-6281.

Affected

  • cpe mediatek/mt6765 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6768 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6789 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6877 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6897 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6899 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6989 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6991 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt6993 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt8367 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt8766 firmwareversion unspecified
  • cpe mediatek/mt8768 firmwareversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20448

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20448

    In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10708513; I

    nvd.nist.gov

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