CVE-2026-20531

Published Oct 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediatek
Mediatek mt6899
Mediatek mt6899 Firmware
Mediatek mt6993
Mediatek mt6993 Firmware
Mediatek mt8668
Mediatek mt8668 Firmware
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8781 Firmware
Mediatek mt8793
Mediatek mt8793 Firmware
Mediatek mt8910
Mediatek mt8910 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6993:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8668:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8910:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6899_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6993_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8668_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8781_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8793_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8910_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mediatek
Mediatek mt6899
Mediatek mt6899 Firmware
Mediatek mt6993
Mediatek mt6993 Firmware
Mediatek mt8668
Mediatek mt8668 Firmware
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8781 Firmware
Mediatek mt8793
Mediatek mt8793 Firmware
Mediatek mt8910
Mediatek mt8910 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free Leading to Local Privilege Escalation in MediaTek Chipset
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free Leading to Local Privilege Escalation in MediaTek Chipset
First Time appeared Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References