CVE-2026-20542
Mediatek mt2718 Firmware: use-after-free
- Risk score
- 40/100
- CVSS
- 6.7 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 5 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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.
- Affected
- Mediatek mt2718 Firmware
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.7 medium
References
Original 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.
Last activity 5 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.