CVE-2026-20542

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.7
Exploit probability1. percentile0.1%
ProductMediatek Mt2718 Firmware
PublishedOct 5, 2026
First seenOct 5, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mediatek mt2718_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt6878_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt6897_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt6899_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt6989_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt6991_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8171_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8188_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8189_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8196_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8370_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8371_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8390_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8391_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8395_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8678_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8792_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8793_firmwareNo range specified—
mediatek mt8796_firmwareNo range specified—

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