Medium severity · published Mar 2, 2026
CVE-2026-20435
In preloader, there is a possible read of device unique identifiers due to a logic error
4.6
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In preloader, there is a possible read of device unique identifiers due to a logic error. This could lead to local information disclosure, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10607099; Issue ID: MSV-6118.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
14.0; 15.0; 16.0 · source: NVD
MC
MediaTek chipset · MediaTek, Inc.
MT2737; MT6739; MT6761; MT6765; MT6768; MT6781; +29 more · source: vendor
OP
Openwrt · Openwrt
21.02.0; 23.05.0 · source: NVD
RD
Rdk-b · Rdkcentral
2022q3; 2024q1 · source: NVD
YO
Yocto · Linuxfoundation
4.0 · source: NVD
ZE
Zephyr · Zephyrproject
3.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20435
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20435
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2026
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