MediaTek mtee Privilege Escalation Flaws

Local privilege escalation in MediaTek mtee allows a local attacker who already holds Android System privilege to exploit a CWE-843 type confusion and elevate code execution on affected MediaTek chipsets; user interaction is not required. The flaw is local-only (AV:L) and requires high privileges (PR:H), so it cannot be used for initial access or remote compromise and is primarily useful as a chain component after an attacker has already obtained a System-level foothold. MediaTek has published Patch ID ALPS11383899 in its October 2026 bulletin, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Local privilege escalation in MediaTek's mtee (MediaTek TEE) allows an attacker who already holds System privilege to exploit a missing bounds check, causing an out-of-bounds write that can elevate privileges on affected MediaTek chipsets. The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges (PR:H) with no user interaction, and affects 25 listed MediaTek chipset models including MT8196, MT6768, MT6769, MT6833, MT6877, MT8186, and MT8188. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.