CVE-2026-20486

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.76.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.7 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In imgsensor, there is a possible application crash due to incorrect error handling. 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: ALPS11012302; Issue ID: MSV-7833.

CVSS v3
6.7
EG Score
6.7(medium)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity67% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

August 2026 MediaTek Security Bulletin

https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2026

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20486(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 65× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 14:40 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 14:56 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 06:15 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 06:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 08:30 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 10:48 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-15 13:07 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-15 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-14 15:25 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-14 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-13 17:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-12 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-12 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-11 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-11 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-11 00:38 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-11 00:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-10 02:56 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-10 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-09 05:15 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-09 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-08 07:34 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-08 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-07 09:52 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-07 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-06 12:11 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-06 12:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-05 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-05 13:49 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.30
  26. 2026-08-05 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-05 13:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.7
  28. 2026-08-05 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-05 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-04 18:03 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-04 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-03 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-03 20:13 UTCEG score recompute▲ 4.40
  36. 2026-08-03 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-03 20:13 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 4.4 · severity → MEDIUM
  38. 2026-08-03 03:23 UTCNVD update
  39. 2026-08-03 02:44 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-03 02:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20486?
CVE-2026-20486 is a medium vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. In imgsensor, there is a possible application crash due to incorrect error handling. 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: ALPS11012302; Issue ID: MSV-7833.
When was CVE-2026-20486 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20486 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20486 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20486 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20486?
CVE-2026-20486 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20486?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20486, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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