Description
In aidl, 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: ALPS11242428; Issue ID: MSV-9038.
Published: 2026-10-05
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediatek
Mediatek mt6878
Mediatek mt6878 Firmware
Mediatek mt6881
Mediatek mt6881 Firmware
Mediatek mt6899
Mediatek mt6899 Firmware
Mediatek mt6989
Mediatek mt6989 Firmware
Mediatek mt6991
Mediatek mt6991 Firmware
Mediatek mt6993
Mediatek mt6993 Firmware
Mediatek mt8188
Mediatek mt8188 Firmware
Mediatek mt8189
Mediatek mt8189 Firmware
Mediatek mt8668
Mediatek mt8668 Firmware
Mediatek mt8695
Mediatek mt8695 Firmware
Mediatek mt8696
Mediatek mt8696 Firmware
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8781 Firmware
Mediatek mt8910
Mediatek mt8910 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6878:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6881:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6899:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6989:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6993:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8188:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8189:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8668:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8695:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8910:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6878_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6881_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6899_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6989_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6991_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt6993_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8188_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8189_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8668_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8695_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8781_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:mt8910_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mediatek
Mediatek mt6878
Mediatek mt6878 Firmware
Mediatek mt6881
Mediatek mt6881 Firmware
Mediatek mt6899
Mediatek mt6899 Firmware
Mediatek mt6989
Mediatek mt6989 Firmware
Mediatek mt6991
Mediatek mt6991 Firmware
Mediatek mt6993
Mediatek mt6993 Firmware
Mediatek mt8188
Mediatek mt8188 Firmware
Mediatek mt8189
Mediatek mt8189 Firmware
Mediatek mt8668
Mediatek mt8668 Firmware
Mediatek mt8695
Mediatek mt8695 Firmware
Mediatek mt8696
Mediatek mt8696 Firmware
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8781 Firmware
Mediatek mt8910
Mediatek mt8910 Firmware

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in MediaTek AIDL Code Enabling Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in MediaTek AIDL Code Enabling Local Privilege Escalation

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In aidl, 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: ALPS11242428; Issue ID: MSV-9038.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

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Mediatek Mt6878 Mt6878 Firmware Mt6881 Mt6881 Firmware Mt6899 Mt6899 Firmware Mt6989 Mt6989 Firmware Mt6991 Mt6991 Firmware Mt6993 Mt6993 Firmware Mt8188 Mt8188 Firmware Mt8189 Mt8189 Firmware Mt8668 Mt8668 Firmware Mt8695 Mt8695 Firmware Mt8696 Mt8696 Firmware Mt8781 Mt8781 Firmware Mt8910 Mt8910 Firmware
Mediatek, Inc. Mediatek Chipset
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T03:55:43.790Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.036Z

Link: CVE-2026-20536

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T10:25:04.069Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-05T02:16:52.507

Modified: 2026-10-09T14:27:49.533

Link: CVE-2026-20536

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T12:45:19Z

Weaknesses