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AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A because rogue base station must be in radio range; AC:H for SDR/rogue-cell setup complexity; availability-only crash with no C or I impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: MediaTek
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In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. 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: MOLY01371002; Issue ID: MSV-9020.
AnalysisAI
Remote denial of service against MediaTek modem firmware affects 57+ chipset variants spanning the MT6xxx and MT8xxx series when a user equipment (UE) connects to an attacker-controlled rogue base station, triggering a missing bounds check (CWE-617 reachable assertion) that crashes the modem subsystem. The attack requires no privileges or user interaction on the victim device, though the adjacent network vector (AV:A/AC:H) demands the attacker operate specialized RF equipment in physical proximity. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a UE running unpatched MOLY modem firmware on one of the 57 listed MediaTek chipsets (MT2716 through MT8893 series) to have connected to an attacker-controlled rogue base station. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS 5.3 (Medium) with AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H accurately reflects the constrained threat model: impact is availability-only (modem crash, device DoS), there is no confidentiality or integrity compromise, and the adjacent attack vector requires the attacker to physically operate a rogue base station with SDR or equivalent RF equipment. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | MediaTek has released a fix under Patch ID MOLY01371002 (Issue ID MSV-9020), documented in the September 2026 MediaTek Security Bulletin at https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-72196
GHSA-x74h-78mc-6jq7