In Video HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11375674; Issue ID: MSV-9571.
zetlyn/cve-nvd vulnerability cve CVE-2026-20521 known 2026-10-05
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20521
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"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-121"
}
],
"source": "security@mediatek.com",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
}
} |
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In Video HAL, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS11375674; Issue ID: MSV-9571.