Description
In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission 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: ALPS10900493; Issue ID: MSV-6765.
Affected products
mediatek: mt6991 firmware; mediatek: mt6991; mediatek: mt8768 firmware; mediatek: mt8768; mediatek: mt8791t firmware; mediatek: mt8791t; mediatek: mt8792 firmware; mediatek: mt8792; mediatek: mt8796 firmware; mediatek: mt8796; mediatek: mt8799 firmware; mediatek: mt8799; mediatek: mt8873 firmware; mediatek: mt8873; mediatek: mt8883 firmware
References1
- www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.0
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-1287
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