---
id: CVE-2026-20532
title: 'In apu, there is a possible application crash due to double free'
summary: >-
  In apu, there is a possible application crash due to double free. This could
  lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges
  needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID:
  ALPS11249024; Issue I…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-415
vendor: mediatek
product: mt6899_firmware
affected:
  - mt6899_firmware
  - mt6993_firmware
  - mt8668_firmware
  - mt8781_firmware
  - mt8910_firmware
published: '2026-10-05'
updated: '2026-10-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-09T14:47:40.227'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20532'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/October-2026'
    label: security@mediatek.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00116
epssPercentile: 0.01568
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-05T10:15:38.601853Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-05T02:10:36.188Z'
---

## Overview

In apu, there is a possible application crash due to double free. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11249024; Issue ID: MSV-9168.

## Affected

- `mt6899_firmware`
- `mt6993_firmware`
- `mt8668_firmware`
- `mt8781_firmware`
- `mt8910_firmware`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.