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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset unaffected
Version Status Constraints
MT6991 affected —
MT8755 affected —
MT8768 affected —
MT8771 affected —
MT8775 affected —
MT8781 affected —
MT8791T affected —
MT8792 affected —
MT8793 affected —
MT8796 affected —
MT8797 affected —
MT8798 affected —
MT8799 affected —
MT8873 affected —
MT8883 affected —
MT8893 affected —
MT8910 affected —

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References
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https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/September-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 07 Sep 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, 07 Sep 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, 07 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Use-After-Free in MediaTek GenieZone

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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: 2026-09-07T10:23:17.925Z

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: 2026-09-07T11:17:33.017

Link: CVE-2026-20517

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T04:30:16Z

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