Vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware (CVE-2026-20474)
Summary
Vulnerability in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware (CVE-2026-20474). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In display, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a race condition. 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: ALPS11019183; Issue ID: MSV-7758.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20474 has been found in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 6.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware CVE-2026-20474" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-20474 (Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware) — CWE-367 / CVSS v3 6.0
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-367) exists in Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.0/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Mediatek Mt6991 Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory source.android.com
- patch security@mediatek.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com