In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9608.
CVE-2026-20587
UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredTrending — 3 sources updated this week
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS v2: —Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
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- Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
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Published
October 5, 2026
Last Modified
October 5, 2026
References (1)
- security@mediatekhttps://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20587(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 3× in last 7d / 3× 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.
- 2026-10-05 02:22 UTCNVD update
- 2026-10-05 02:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-05 02:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(3)
What is CVE-2026-20587?
CVE-2026-20587 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on October 5, 2026. In mtee, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to type confusion. 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: ALPS11383899; Issue ID: MSV-9608.
When was CVE-2026-20587 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20587 was first published on October 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20587?
No fix for CVE-2026-20587 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-20587 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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