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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20436

In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check.

Published Mar 2, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · nbiot sdk

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20436. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of nbiot sdk is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.13%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe mediatek/nbiot sdk

In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds 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: WCNCR00473802; Issue ID: MSV-5970.

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  • cpe mediatek/nbiot sdkversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-20436

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20436. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of nbiot sdk is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. EPSS 0.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds 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: WCNCR00473802; Issue ID: MSV-5970.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds 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: WCNCR00473802; Issue ID: MSV-5970.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20436

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20436

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20436

    In wlan STA driver, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds 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: WCNCR00473802

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.