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title: "CVE-2026-20545: Modem - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Modem contains an out of bounds write caused by missing bounds check, letting remote attackers escalate privileges when a UE connects to a rogue base station, exploit requires no additional privileges or user interaction."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-20545/
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# CVE-2026-20545 Modem - Privilege Escalation

Modem contains an out of bounds write caused by missing bounds check, letting remote attackers escalate privileges when a UE connects to a rogue base station, exploit requires no additional privileges or user interaction.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20545)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

2 November 2026

Updated

3 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-787](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## Vendor fix

Apply patches MOLY01879158 / MOLY01774038 or update to the latest version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20545](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20545)
- [https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2026](https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2026)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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