CVE-2026-20516

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-07. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

In MiracastService, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11060069 / DTV04881615; Issue ID: MSV-7882.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(high)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: 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
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 7, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 7, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

September 2026 MediaTek Security Bulletin

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20516(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 15× in last 7d / 35× 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. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 09:14 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-17 08:01 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-17 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-16 06:48 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-15 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-13 02:58 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-13 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-12 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-12 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-11 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-11 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-08 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-08 12:40 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-08 12:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-07 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-07 10:46 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.50
  6. 2026-09-07 10:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-07 10:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  8. 2026-09-07 02:29 UTCNVD update
  9. 2026-09-07 02:05 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-07 02:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20516?
CVE-2026-20516 is a medium vulnerability published on September 7, 2026. In MiracastService, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11060069 / DTV04881615; Issue ID: MSV-7882.
When was CVE-2026-20516 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20516 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 7, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20516 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20516 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 99.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20516?
CVE-2026-20516 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20516?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20516, 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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