MediaTek GenieZone UA-FREE Memory Corruption
CVE-2025-20802 Published on January 6, 2026
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-20802 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-20802 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-20802
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Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset:- Version MT6991 is affected.
- Version MT8196 is affected.
- Version MT8367 is affected.
- Version MT8781 is affected.
- Version MT8786 is affected.
- Version MT8793 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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