CVE-2026-20578
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure....
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01879164; Issue ID: MSV-9846.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01879164; Issue ID: MSV-9846.
- Record
CVE-2026-20578- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-115043
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01879164; Issue ID: MSV-9846.
- Record
EUVD-2026-115043- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w47-4m5p-957c
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure....
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01879164; Issue ID: MSV-9846.
- Record
GHSA-6w47-4m5p-957c- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Modem, there is a possible information disclosure due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01879164; Issue ID: MSV-9846.
- Record
CVE-2026-20578- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20578 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Mediatek, Inc. Mediatek Chipset, published November 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.