CVE-2026-20452

HIGHPre-NVD 8.08.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-01. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Elevated
8.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible memory corruption due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00480138; Issue ID: MSV-6295.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
35.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 1, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-20452(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 64× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 140 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-23 03:06 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
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  13. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-16 01:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-14 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-12 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-11 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-08 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-08 15:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-02 14:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-02 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-01 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-01 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-06-29 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-29 11:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-06-29 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-06-28 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-28 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-27 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-27 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-26 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-26 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-25 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-06-25 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-24 15:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-06-24 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-23 21:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  51. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-18 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-18 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-17 19:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-06-17 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-16 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-06-16 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-15 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-06-15 17:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-15 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-06-15 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-06-14 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-14 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-06-13 14:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-06-13 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-06-12 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-12 05:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-06-11 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCHunt-Benito/mediatek-wlan-heap-overflow-cve-2026-20452-filogic-router-rce
    First seen Jun 6, 2026
    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-20452?
CVE-2026-20452 is a high vulnerability published on June 1, 2026. In wlan AP driver, there is a possible memory corruption due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote (proximal/adjacent) code execution with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00480138; Issue ID: MSV-6295.
When was CVE-2026-20452 disclosed?
CVE-2026-20452 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 1, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-20452 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-20452 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-20452?
CVE-2026-20452 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-20452?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-20452, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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