CVE-2026-20531 (GCVE-0-2026-20531)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-05 01:40
Modified
2026-10-06 03:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Summary
In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249016; Issue ID: MSV-9169.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MediaTek chipset |
Version: MT6899 Version: MT6993 Version: MT8668 Version: MT8781 Version: MT8793 Version: MT8910 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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