VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-20542
In apusys, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free.
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In apusys, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free. 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: ALPS11076799; Issue ID: MSV-8143.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.11% probability · 1th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- mediatek/mt2718 firmware · mediatek/mt6878 firmware · mediatek/mt6897 firmware · mediatek/mt6899 firmware · mediatek/mt6989 firmware · mediatek/mt6991 firmware · mediatek/mt8171 firmware · mediatek/mt8188 firmware · mediatek/mt8189 firmware · mediatek/mt8196 firmware · mediatek/mt8370 firmware · mediatek/mt8371 firmware · mediatek/mt8390 firmware · mediatek/mt8391 firmware · mediatek/mt8395 firmware · mediatek/mt8678 firmware · mediatek/mt8792 firmware · mediatek/mt8793 firmware · mediatek/mt8796 firmware
- Source
- security@mediatek.com
EPSS moved from 0.1% on 5 October 2026 to 0.1% on 26 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.