{"id":"CVE-2026-68591","title":"In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a permissions bypass","summary":"In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege (EoP) if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"adp","cwe":["CWE-732"],"vendor":"MediaTek, Inc.","product":"MediaTek chipset","affected":["mediatek_chipset MT2737","mediatek_chipset MT6813","mediatek_chipset MT6815","mediatek_chipset MT6835","mediatek_chipset MT6878","mediatek_chipset MT6879","mediatek_chipset MT6886","mediatek_chipset MT6895","mediatek_chipset MT6896","mediatek_chipset MT6897","mediatek_chipset MT6980","mediatek_chipset MT6983","mediatek_chipset MT6985","mediatek_chipset MT6990","mediatek_chipset MT8676","mediatek_chipset MT8755","mediatek_chipset MT8775","mediatek_chipset MT8792","mediatek_chipset MT8798","mediatek_chipset MT8863","mediatek_chipset MT8873","mediatek_chipset MT8883"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-11-02","updated":"2026-11-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-03T04:55:36.397Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68591","references":[{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2026"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0011,"epssPercentile":0.01281,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T19:30:42.900Z","slug":"CVE-2026-68591","body":"## Overview\n\nIn Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege (EoP) if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09608864 / ALPS09327759; Issue ID: MSV-2958.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `mediatek_chipset MT2737`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6813`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6815`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6835`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6878`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6879`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6886`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6895`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6896`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6897`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6980`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6983`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6985`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT6990`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8676`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8755`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8775`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8792`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8798`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8863`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8873`\n- `mediatek_chipset MT8883`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}