# CVE-2026-20445: Race condition in MediaTek chipset

> A race condition in MediaTek chipsets allows local denial of service for attackers with System privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4g95-gcvr-j57q

## What is CVE-2026-20445?

CVE-2026-20445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Mar 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In MDDP, there is a possible system crash due to a race condition. This could lead to local denial of service if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10289875; Issue ID: MSV-5184.

Weakness: CWE-367 (Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20445?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-20445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20445 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20445 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Mar 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20445/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20445/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20445
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20445
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20445

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20445/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.