CVE-2026-20416Disclosure(google / android)

LOWCVSS 7.2 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 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 pcie, 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: ALPS10315038 / ALPS10340155; Issue ID: MSV-5155.

1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

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

  • android
  • mt6991
  • mt6993
  • mt8188

Threat summary

  • 5 mentions across 4 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 5 signals
  • Disclosure: 5 classified signals
  • Peaked 3d ago at 2 mentions (2026-03-02); latest day: 1
  • 5 total mentions across 4 days

Affected systems

Products
androidmt6991mt6993mt8188mt8678

3 versions affected across 5 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline5 mentions / 4d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-02: 2Mentions · 2026-03-05: 1Mentions · 2026-03-06: 1Mentions · 2026-03-07: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-02: 2Technical Details · 2026-03-05: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-06: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-07: 103-0203-0503-0603-07
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
5100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-022
Disclosure2
2026-03-051
Disclosure1
2026-03-061
Disclosure1
2026-03-071
Disclosure1
Full discourse5 posts
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20416 Local Privilege Escalation in PCIe Driver via Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-20416

    Post summary

    A local privilege escalation vulnerability in a PCIe driver via an out‑of‑bounds write has been disclosed as CVE-2026-20416.

    0000140
    4.0K followersView on X
  • CRAC Learning - Tech@cracbot
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20416 (CVSS:7.2, HIGH) is Analyzed. In pcie, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of p..https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20416 #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #CVE #infosec #hacker #nvd #mitre

    Post summary

    The tweet briefly announces CVE‑2026‑20416, describing a missing bounds check in PCIe that can lead to local privilege escalation, but provides no evidence of exploitation, PoC, patch, or false‑positive claims.

    0000023
    173 followersView on X
  • CRAC Learning - Tech@cracbot
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20416 (CVSS:7.2, HIGH) is Analyzed. In pcie, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of p..https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20416 #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #CVE #infosec #hacker #nvd #mitre

    Post summary

    The post references CVE‑2026‑20416, noting a CVSS 7.2 out‑of‑bounds write that could allow local escalation, but it makes no claim of a PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation.

    0000025
    173 followersView on X
  • CRAC Learning - Tech@cracbot
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20416 (CVSS:7.2, HIGH) is Analyzed. In pcie, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of p..https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20416 #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #CVE #infosec #hacker #nvd #mitre

    Post summary

    The post shares basic technical details of CVE‑2026‑20416, noting an out‑of‑bounds write in PCIe that could lead to local privilege escalation, but it does not provide any PoC, exploit code, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

    0000026
    173 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-20416 In pcie, 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 obta… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20416

    Post summary

    The post references CVE‑2026‑20416, noting an out‑of‑bounds write in PCIe that could allow local privilege escalation, but it does not mention a PoC, exploit, or patch.

    00000204
    56.6K followersView on X
CPE platform detail6 entries

6 of 6 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSgoogleandroid15.0--
OSgoogleandroid16.0--
HWmediatekmt6991---
HWmediatekmt6993---
HWmediatekmt8188---
HWmediatekmt8678---

Explore more