In geniezone, 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: ALPS10238968; Issue ID: MSV-4914.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00006.

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. MT6991, MT8196, MT8367, MT8781, MT8786, MT8793 affected
Version Status Constraints
Android 15.0 affected
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Configuration 1 [-]

AND
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8196:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8367:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8786:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google android
Mediatek
Mediatek mt6991
Mediatek mt8196
Mediatek mt8367
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8786
Mediatek mt8793
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6991:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8196:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8367:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8781:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8786:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8793:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google android
Mediatek
Mediatek mt6991
Mediatek mt8196
Mediatek mt8367
Mediatek mt8781
Mediatek mt8786
Mediatek mt8793

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +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'}

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In geniezone, 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: ALPS10238968; Issue ID: MSV-4914.
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T15:04:58.398Z

Reserved: 2024-11-01T01:21:50.407Z

Link: CVE-2025-20802

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T14:02:41.425Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-06T02:15:44.333

Modified: 2026-01-08T19:23:24.283

Link: CVE-2025-20802

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses