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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-20533
Display Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Overview
Description

In display, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an integer overflow. 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: ALPS11296678; Issue ID: MSV-9167.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2026, 2:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2026, 2:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-20533 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 mt6781
2 Mediatek mt6789
3 Mediatek mt6833
4 Mediatek mt6835
5 Mediatek mt6853
6 Mediatek mt6855
7 Mediatek mt6877
8 Mediatek mt6878
9 Mediatek mt6879
10 Mediatek mt6883
11 Mediatek mt6885
12 Mediatek mt6886
13 Mediatek mt6889
14 Mediatek mt6893
15 Mediatek mt6895
16 Mediatek mt6897
17 Mediatek mt6985
18 Mediatek mt6989
19 Mediatek mt6739
20 Mediatek mt6761
21 Mediatek mt6765
22 Mediatek mt6768
23 Mediatek mt6983
24 Mediatek mt8188
25 Mediatek mt8676
26 Mediatek mt8678
27 Mediatek mt6899
28 Mediatek mt6991
29 Mediatek mt6739_firmware
30 Mediatek mt6761_firmware
31 Mediatek mt6765_firmware
32 Mediatek mt6768_firmware
33 Mediatek mt6781_firmware
34 Mediatek mt6789_firmware
35 Mediatek mt6833_firmware
36 Mediatek mt6835_firmware
37 Mediatek mt6853_firmware
38 Mediatek mt6855_firmware
39 Mediatek mt6877_firmware
40 Mediatek mt6878_firmware
41 Mediatek mt6879_firmware
42 Mediatek mt6883_firmware
43 Mediatek mt6885_firmware
44 Mediatek mt6886_firmware
45 Mediatek mt6889_firmware
46 Mediatek mt6893_firmware
47 Mediatek mt6895_firmware
48 Mediatek mt6897_firmware
49 Mediatek mt6899_firmware
50 Mediatek mt6983_firmware
51 Mediatek mt6985_firmware
52 Mediatek mt6989_firmware
53 Mediatek mt6991_firmware
54 Mediatek mt8676_firmware
55 Mediatek mt8678_firmware
56 Mediatek mt8793
57 Mediatek mt6993
58 Mediatek mt8668
59 Mediatek mt6858
60 Mediatek mt6993_firmware
61 Mediatek mt8668_firmware
62 Mediatek mt8793_firmware
63 Mediatek mt6858_firmware
64 Mediatek mt8188_firmware
65 Mediatek mt8171_firmware
66 Mediatek mt8171
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 66
Scoring
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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Apply vendor updates to fix an integer overflow vulnerability that allows privilege escalation.
  • Apply the latest vendor patches for affected systems.
  • Update the software to the latest secure version.
  • Test updates thoroughly before deployment.
References
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-2026-20533.

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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-20533 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-20533 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-20533 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-20533 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6739_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6739:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6761_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6761:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6765_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6765:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6768_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6768:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6781_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6789_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6789:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:mt6835_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6835:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:mt6855_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6858_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6858:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:mt6878_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6878:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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: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: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: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:mt6983_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:mt6989_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:mt6993_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6993:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8171_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8171:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8188_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8188:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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: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:mt8793_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MediaTek, Inc.: https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-20533', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-05T10:26:46.547502Z'}
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-20533', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00'}
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-20533', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-10-05T10:26:46.547502Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In display, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to an integer overflow. 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: ALPS11296678; Issue ID: MSV-9167.
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/20xxx/CVE-2026-20533.json">CVE-2026-20533</a>
    Added Reference https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-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.
CVSS
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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