CVE-2026-20565 Modem - Privilege Escalation

Modem contains an out of bounds write caused by incorrect bounds check, letting local attackers escalate privileges without additional execution privileges, exploit requires no user interaction.

CVSS base score 8.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2 November 2026
Updated
3 November 2026
Weakness
CWE-787

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version including patch MOLY01778991.

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

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