CVE-2025-20786

Jan. 6, 2026, 2:15 p.m.

6.7
Medium

Description

In display, 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: ALPS10149882; Issue ID: MSV-4673.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Mediatek
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Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-415
Double Free
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a mediatek / / / / / / / / /

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026

Tags

security@mediatek.com
CWE-415
2026-01-06
CVE-2025-20786

CVSS Score

6.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 6, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 6, 2026, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@mediatek.com

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