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.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in MediaTek chipset enabling local privilege escalation

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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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.
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-05T01:40:23.184Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.040Z

Link: CVE-2026-20542

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-05T02:16:53.270

Modified: 2026-10-05T02:16:53.270

Link: CVE-2026-20542

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Updated: 2026-10-05T03:45:19Z

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