{"id":"CVE-2026-20524","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-20524","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T09:27:50.260Z","title":"In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation.","description":"In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249004; Issue ID: MSV-9170.","published":"2026-10-05T02:16:51.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T15:33:19.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@mediatek.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-1285"],"affected":["mediatek/mt6899 firmware","mediatek/mt6993 firmware","mediatek/mt8668 firmware","mediatek/mt8781 firmware","mediatek/mt8793 firmware","mediatek/mt8910 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00134,"percentile":0.02907,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-05","score":0.00133,"percentile":0.02384}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"scored","label":"Newly scored","at":"2026-10-05T12:15:08.000Z","detail":{"from":null,"score":"8.4","severity":"HIGH","fromSeverity":null},"summary":"Now scored CVSS 8.4 HIGH."},{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-05T02:16:51.000Z","detail":{"score":null,"severity":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-05T02:16:51.040Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.4)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mediatek.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20524","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}