Executive brief
A vulnerability in MediaTek's modem firmware can cause a system crash when processing specially crafted input. The modem is a critical radio component found in smartphones and IoT devices; crashing it causes temporary loss of connectivity and service availability. An attacker with local user privileges and ability to interact with the device can trigger a denial of service.
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the Modem subcomponent due to improper input validation (CWE-295). When the modem receives malformed input, insufficient validation checks fail to prevent a system crash, leading to a denial of service condition. Exploitation requires local access with user-level privileges and user interaction to trigger the crash. The issue affects at least 13 MediaTek chipset models (MT2716, MT6835, MT6858, MT6878, MT6881, MT6897, MT6899, MT6982VB, MT6986, MT6988, MT6991, MT6993, and others). MediaTek has issued patch ID MOLY01810811 and notified OEMs at least two months prior to the September 2026 public disclosure.
Affected products
- MediaTek MT2716 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6835 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6858 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6878 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6881 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6897 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6899 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6982VB Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6986 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6988 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6991 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT6993 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8668 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8676 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8678 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8755 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8775 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8792 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8793 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8863 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8873 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
- MediaTek MT8883 Modem All versions prior to patch MOLY01810811
Timeline
- 2026-09-07: disclosed
- 2026-09-07: other: Patch ID MOLY01810811 released; OEMs notified at least 2 months prior