CVE-2025-20785 — Use After Free in INC Mediatek Chipset

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Mediatek INC Mediatek ChipsetGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 6

Description

In display, 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: ALPS10149882; Issue ID: MSV-4677.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android14.0, 15.0, 16.0+2
▶CVEListV5mediatek_inc/mediatek_chipset45 versions+44

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rfhp-fqc8-8wjp: In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free↗2026-01-06
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CVEList
CVE-2025-20785: In display, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free↗2026-01-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
ClamAV HTML Scanning Memory Leak Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: April 2022↗2022-05-10
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-20785 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-20785 — Use After Free in INC Mediatek Chipset | cvebase