{"id":"CVE-2026-20524","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. Use","description":"In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249004; Issue ID: MSV-9170.","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T01:39:52.888Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:55:54.545Z","severity":{"score":8.4,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"MediaTek","products":["MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset"],"affected":[{"vendor":"MediaTek, Inc.","product":"MediaTek chipset","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"MT6899","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT6993","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8668","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8781","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8793","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8910","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026"],"weaknesses":["CWE-1285"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:10.572Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/20xxx/CVE-2026-20524.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-20524","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-10-05T01:39:52.888Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-06T03:55:54.545Z","assignerShortName":"MediaTek","assignerOrgId":"ee979b05-11f8-4f25-a7e0-a1fa9c190374","dateReserved":"2025-11-03T01:30:59.033Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In apu, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249004; Issue ID: MSV-9170."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"MediaTek, Inc.","product":"MediaTek chipset","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"MT6899","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT6993","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8668","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8781","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8793","status":"affected"},{"version":"MT8910","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-1285","type":"CWE","lang":"en","description":"CWE-1285 Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"MediaTek","orgId":"ee979b05-11f8-4f25-a7e0-a1fa9c190374","dateUpdated":"2026-10-05T01:39:52.888Z"},"x_generator":{"engine":"cvelib 1.8.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":8.4,"attackVector":"LOCAL","baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","integrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3","id":"CVE-2026-20524"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-10-06T03:55:54.545Z"}}]}}}