CVE-2026-20599
In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check
- Risk score
- 40/100
- CVSS
- 6.7 v3.1
- Published
- 2 Nov 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01790985; Issue ID: MSV-8148.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.7 medium
References
Original description
In Modem, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01790985; Issue ID: MSV-8148.
Last activity 2 Nov 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.