MediaTek DPE Use-After-Free Exploitable for Local Priv Escalation
CVE-2025-20804 Published on January 6, 2026

In dpe, 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 needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10198951; Issue ID: MSV-4503.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-20804 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.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
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-2025-20804 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Affected Versions

MediaTek, Inc. MT6899, MT6991 Version Android 16.0 is affected by CVE-2025-20804

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.01%
Percentile
0.36%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.