CVE-2024-20040
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In wlan firmware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08360153 (for MT6XXX chipsets) / WCNCR00363530 (for MT79XX chipsets); Issue ID: MSV-979.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- MediaTek, Inc. MT2713, MT6580, MT6761, MT6762, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT7902, MT7915, MT7916, MT7920, MT7921, MT7922, MT7925, MT7927, MT7981, MT7986, MT8188, MT8195, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8518S, MT8532, MT8673, MT8678, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798≤ Android 12.0, 13.0, 14.0 / Linux 4.19 / Yocto 3.3, 4.0 / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 / RDK-B 22Q3enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0758Google Android Patchday April 2024: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- ASB-A-3234659552024-04-01vendor · osvUS
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202404-015cnnvd
- EUVD-2024-17755enisa_euvd
- GHSA-8rm5-h6c9-v86renisa_euvd
- A-323465955osv
- M-ALPS08360153osv
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-20040/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Google-Android-Pixel-multiple-vulnerabilities-of-April-2024-43935cnnvd
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024enisa_euvd
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2024Vendor Advisorynvd
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