CVE-2026-20542: mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-20542 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Use After Free vulnerability in mediatek, inc. mediatek chipset. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 05-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.