CVE-2026-20437
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Use-After-Free in MAE Causes Local System Crash Denial of Service

Publication date: 2026-03-02

Last updated on: 2026-03-03

Assigner: MediaTek, Inc.

Description
In MAE, there is a possible system crash due to use after free. This could lead to local denial of service if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10431940; Issue ID: MSV-5843.
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Published
2026-03-02
Last Modified
2026-03-03
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-03-02
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-20437
EUVD
EUVD-2026-9162
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google android 15.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in MAE and involves a use after free issue that can cause the system to crash.

Exploitation does not require user interaction but does require that the attacker already has System privilege.

Impact Analysis

The primary impact of this vulnerability is a local denial of service, where the system may crash due to the use after free condition.

Since exploitation requires System privilege, the attacker must already have high-level access to cause this impact.

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