In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege 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: ALPS10900510; Issue ID: MSV-6781.
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Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via Use-After-Free in MediaTek GenieZone

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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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'}


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First Time appeared Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset
Vendors & Products Mediatek, Inc.
Mediatek, Inc. mediatek Chipset

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Title Privilege Escalation via Use-After-Free in MediaTek GenieZone

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Description In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege 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: ALPS10900510; Issue ID: MSV-6781.
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T03:55:18.431Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.031Z

Link: CVE-2026-20517

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T10:22:08.389Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T02:17:20.470

Modified: 2026-09-08T04:17:38.303

Link: CVE-2026-20517

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T13:45:06Z

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