CVE-2026-20445 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in INC Mediatek Chipset

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition4 documents4 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Mediatek INC Mediatek ChipsetGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedMar 2

Description

In MDDP, there is a possible system crash due to a race condition. This could lead to local denial of service if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10289875; Issue ID: MSV-5184.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.7 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android14.0, 15.0, 16.0+2
▶CVEListV5mediatek_inc/mediatek_chipset23 versions+22

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2026-20445: In MDDP, there is a possible system crash due to a race condition↗2026-03-02
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GHSA
GHSA-4g95-gcvr-j57q: In MDDP, there is a possible system crash due to a race condition↗2026-03-02
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20445 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-20445 — INC Mediatek Chipset vulnerability | cvebase