In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write 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: ALPS11165543; Issue ID: MSV-9011.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00139.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset unaffected
Version Status Constraints
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References
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https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Potential Out‑of‑Bounds Write in MediaTek Power HAL Leading to Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Potential Out‑of‑Bounds Write in MediaTek Power HAL Leading to Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Power HAL, there is a possible out of bounds write 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: ALPS11165543; Issue ID: MSV-9011.
Weaknesses CWE-121
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:32:05.099Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.029Z

Link: CVE-2026-20509

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:31:47.733Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T02:17:19.587

Modified: 2026-09-07T11:17:27.363

Link: CVE-2026-20509

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T16:15:17Z

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