CVE-2025-20799 — Use After Free in INC Mediatek Chipset

CWE-416 — Use After Free4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.57%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Mediatek INC Mediatek ChipsetGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedJan 6

Description

In c2ps, 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: ALPS10274607; Issue ID: MSV-5049.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDgoogle/android15.0, 16.0+1
▶CVEListV5mediatek_inc/mediatek_chipset4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2025-20799: In c2ps, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free↗2026-01-06
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GHSA
GHSA-c73p-5pph-jvj5: In c2ps, there is a possible memory corruption due to use after free↗2026-01-06
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-20799 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-20799 — Use After Free in INC Mediatek Chipset | cvebase