{"id":"CVE-2026-20591","title":"In GPU pdma, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check","summary":"In GPU pdma, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"MediaTek, Inc.","product":"MediaTek chipset","affected":["mediatek_chipset MT6993","mediatek_chipset MT8910"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-03T04:55:39.661Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20591","references":[{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2026"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00124,"epssPercentile":0.02153,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.901Z","slug":"CVE-2026-20591","body":"## Overview\n\nIn GPU pdma, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11365075; Issue ID: MSV-9546.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6993`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8910`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}