8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-20433
Huawei Modem Out-of-Bounds Write Privilege Escalation
Description

In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01088681; Issue ID: MSV-4460.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 10, 2026, 7:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20433 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediatek mt2735
2 Mediatek mt6813
3 Mediatek mt6833
4 Mediatek mt6833p
5 Mediatek mt6835
6 Mediatek mt6853
7 Mediatek mt6853t
8 Mediatek mt6855
9 Mediatek mt6873
10 Mediatek mt6875
11 Mediatek mt6877
12 Mediatek mt6877t
13 Mediatek mt6878
14 Mediatek mt6879
15 Mediatek mt6880
16 Mediatek mt6883
17 Mediatek mt6885
18 Mediatek mt6886
19 Mediatek mt6889
20 Mediatek mt6890
21 Mediatek mt6891
22 Mediatek mt6893
23 Mediatek mt6895
24 Mediatek mt6896
25 Mediatek mt6897
26 Mediatek mt6980
27 Mediatek mt6980d
28 Mediatek mt6983t
29 Mediatek mt6985
30 Mediatek mt6985t
31 Mediatek mt6989
32 Mediatek mt6990
33 Mediatek mt6875t
34 Mediatek mt8675
35 Mediatek mt8791
36 Mediatek mt8791t
37 Mediatek mt8797
38 Mediatek mt6983
39 Mediatek mt8673
40 Mediatek mt8798
41 Mediatek mt8676
42 Mediatek mt8678
43 Mediatek mt8755
44 Mediatek mt8775
45 Mediatek mt8792
46 Mediatek mt8893
47 Mediatek mt6855t
48 Mediatek mt8771
49 Mediatek mt8795t
50 Mediatek mt2737
51 Mediatek mt6835t
52 Mediatek mt6878m
53 Mediatek mt6895tt
54 Mediatek mt6899
55 Mediatek mt6989t
56 Mediatek mt6991
57 Mediatek mt8863
58 Mediatek mt2735_firmware
59 Mediatek mt2737_firmware
60 Mediatek mt6813_firmware
61 Mediatek mt6833_firmware
62 Mediatek mt6833p_firmware
63 Mediatek mt6835_firmware
64 Mediatek mt6835t_firmware
65 Mediatek mt6853_firmware
66 Mediatek mt6853t_firmware
67 Mediatek mt6855_firmware
68 Mediatek mt6855t_firmware
69 Mediatek mt6873_firmware
70 Mediatek mt6875_firmware
71 Mediatek mt6875t_firmware
72 Mediatek mt6877_firmware
73 Mediatek mt6877t_firmware
74 Mediatek mt6877tt_firmware
75 Mediatek mt6877tt
76 Mediatek mt6878_firmware
77 Mediatek mt6878m_firmware
78 Mediatek mt6879_firmware
79 Mediatek mt6880_firmware
80 Mediatek mt6883_firmware
81 Mediatek mt6885_firmware
82 Mediatek mt6886_firmware
83 Mediatek mt6889_firmware
84 Mediatek mt6890_firmware
85 Mediatek mt6891_firmware
86 Mediatek mt6893_firmware
87 Mediatek mt6895_firmware
88 Mediatek mt6895tt_firmware
89 Mediatek mt6896_firmware
90 Mediatek mt6897_firmware
91 Mediatek mt6899_firmware
92 Mediatek mt6980_firmware
93 Mediatek mt6980d_firmware
94 Mediatek mt6983_firmware
95 Mediatek mt6983t_firmware
96 Mediatek mt6985_firmware
97 Mediatek mt6985t_firmware
98 Mediatek mt6989_firmware
99 Mediatek mt6989t_firmware
100 Mediatek mt6990_firmware
101 Mediatek mt6991_firmware
102 Mediatek mt8673_firmware
103 Mediatek mt8675_firmware
104 Mediatek mt8676_firmware
105 Mediatek mt8678_firmware
106 Mediatek mt8771_firmware
107 Mediatek mt8791t_firmware
108 Mediatek mt8797_firmware
109 Mediatek mt8798_firmware
110 Mediatek mt8863_firmware
111 Mediatek mt8873
112 Mediatek mt8883
113 Mediatek mt8793
114 Mediatek mt8668
115 Mediatek mt8668_firmware
116 Mediatek mt8755_firmware
117 Mediatek mt8775_firmware
118 Mediatek mt8792_firmware
119 Mediatek mt8793_firmware
120 Mediatek mt8873_firmware
121 Mediatek mt8883_firmware
122 Mediatek mt8791_firmware
123 Mediatek mt8795t_firmware
124 Mediatek mt8893_firmware
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update modem firmware to patch an out-of-bounds write vulnerability.
  • Update modem firmware to the latest version.
  • Apply security patches for the modem.
  • Ensure user interaction is not initiated maliciously.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-20433.

URL Resource
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2026 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-20433 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt2735_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2735:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt2737_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt2737:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6813_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6813:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6833_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6833:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6833p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6833p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6835:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6835t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6835t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6853_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6853t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6853t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6855_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6855t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6873_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6873:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6875_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6875:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6875t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6875t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6877_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6877t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6877tt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6877tt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6878_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6878:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6878m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6878m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6879_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6879:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6880_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6880:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6883_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6883:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6885_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6885:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6886_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6886:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6889_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6889:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6890_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6890:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6891_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6891:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6893_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6893:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6895_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6895:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6895tt_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6895tt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6896_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6896:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6897_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6897:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6899_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6980_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6980d_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6980d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6983_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6983t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6985_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6985:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6985t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6985t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6989_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6989t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6990_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6990:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6991_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8668_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8668:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8673_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8673:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8675_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8675:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8676_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8676:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8678_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8678:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8755_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8755:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8771_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8771:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8775_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8775:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8791_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8791:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8791t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8791t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8792_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8792:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8793_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8795t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8795t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8797_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8797:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8798_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8798:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8863_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8863:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8873_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8873:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8883_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8883:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8893_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8893:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MediaTek, Inc.: https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2026 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Apr. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-787
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In Modem, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01088681; Issue ID: MSV-4460.
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added Reference https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2026
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.