CVE-2026-20409Disclosure(google / android)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In imgsys, 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: ALPS10363246; Issue ID: MSV-5779.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • android
  • mt6897
  • mt6989

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
androidmt6897mt6989

2 versions affected across 3 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-02-02: 2Technical Details · 2026-02-02: 202-02
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20409 In imgsys, 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 ob… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20409

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-20409 involves an out‑of‑bounds write in imgsys that could allow local privilege escalation; no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

    00010157
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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20409 In imgsys, 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. Use... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-20409

    Post summary

    The entry reports CVE-2026-20409, noting an out-of-bounds write in imgsys that could allow local privilege escalation if system privileges are already held; no PoC, exploit, or patch is mentioned.

    0000063
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CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSgoogleandroid15.0--
HWmediatekmt6897---
HWmediatekmt6989---

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