May 2026 Product Security Bulletin

Published 2026-05-04
The MediaTek Product Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting certain MediaTek chipsets. Device OEMs have been notified of all the issues and the corresponding security patches for at least two months before publication. We take the security of our chipsets and our customers' products very seriously. At this time, we are not aware of any active exploitation of these vulnerabilities in the wild.

The severity of the identified vulnerabilities was conducted based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System version 3.1 (CVSS v3.1).

Summary

Severity CVEs
High CVE-2026-20447, CVE-2026-20448, CVE-2026-20449, CVE-2026-20450
Medium CVE-2026-20451


Details

CVE CVE-2026-20447
Subcomponent geniezone
Severity High
CWE CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Description There is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check.
Affected Chipsets MT6768, MT6789, MT6877, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT6993, MT8196, MT8367, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8793, MT8910
Report Source External

CVE CVE-2026-20448
Subcomponent geniezone
Severity High
CWE CWE-280 Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Description There is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check.
Affected Chipsets MT6765, MT6768, MT6789, MT6877, MT6897, MT6899, MT6989, MT6991, MT6993, MT8367, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8893, MT8910
Report Source External

CVE CVE-2026-20449
Subcomponent Modem
Severity High
CWE CWE-120 Classic Buffer Overflow
Description There is a possible system crash due to a heap buffer overflow.
Affected Chipsets MT2735, MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6767, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6783, MT6785, MT6789, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6858, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986D, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT6993, MT8668, MT8673, MT8675, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8771, MT8775, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893
Report Source External

CVE CVE-2026-20450
Subcomponent Modem
Severity High
CWE CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
Description There is a possible system crash due to incorrect error handling.
Affected Chipsets MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6858, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT6993, MT8668, MT8673, MT8675, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8771, MT8775, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893
Report Source Internal

CVE CVE-2026-20451
Subcomponent slbc
Severity Medium
CWE CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Description There is a possible out of bounds write due to type confusion.
Affected Chipsets MT2718, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8115, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8365, MT8367, MT8370, MT8371, MT8390, MT8391, MT8395, MT8676, MT8678, MT8766, MT8768, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788E, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8796, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893, MT8910
Report Source External


Versions

Version Date Description
1.0 May 4, 2026 Bulletin published.


Notes

Information above is generated only at the time of creation of this Security Bulletin. The list of affected chipsets could be not complete. For any further information, device OEMs can reach your MediaTek contact person if needed.

If you want to report a security vulnerability in MediaTek chipsets or products, please go to Report Security Vulnerability page on MediaTek website.