In afe, there is a possible system crash 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: ALPS11439283; Issue ID: MSV-10003.

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
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MT6781 affected —
MT6789 affected —
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References
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https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/November-2026 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title MediaTek Chipset AFE Use‑After‑Free Can Cause Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +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, 02 Nov 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title MediaTek Chipset AFE Use‑After‑Free Can Cause Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In afe, there is a possible system crash 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: ALPS11439283; Issue ID: MSV-10003.
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-02T15:10:51.423Z

Reserved: 2025-11-03T01:30:59.047Z

Link: CVE-2026-20568

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T15:04:30.797Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-02T03:17:34.247

Modified: 2026-11-02T16:18:52.027

Link: CVE-2026-20568

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-02T17:30:17Z

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