Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-68588 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-68588 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-68588?
- Informational severity, published 2 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- MediaTek Modem.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-68588?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-68588 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in device firmware.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-68588?
- Check whether you run MediaTek Modem. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An integer overflow in the MediaTek Modem firmware allows remote denial of service when a user equipment (UE) connects to an attacker-controlled base station. The vulnerability requires no additional execution privileges and user interaction is not needed for exploitation. The attack vector is network-based via rogue base station.
Affected products
- MediaTek Modem
Timeline
- 2026-11-02: disclosed