GenieZone Use-After-Free Priv Escalation (CVE-2026-20517)
CVE-2026-20517 Published on September 7, 2026
In geniezone, there is a possible escalation of privilege 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: ALPS10900510; Issue ID: MSV-6781.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-20517 can be exploited 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-2026-20517 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek chipset:- Version MT6991 is affected.
- Version MT8755 is affected.
- Version MT8768 is affected.
- Version MT8771 is affected.
- Version MT8775 is affected.
- Version MT8781 is affected.
- Version MT8791T is affected.
- Version MT8792 is affected.
- Version MT8793 is affected.
- Version MT8796 is affected.
- Version MT8797 is affected.
- Version MT8798 is affected.
- Version MT8799 is affected.
- Version MT8873 is affected.
- Version MT8883 is affected.
- Version MT8893 is affected.
- Version MT8910 is affected.