{"id":"CVE-2025-20779","title":"In display, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition","summary":"In display, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. 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. Pat…","severity":"high","cvss":7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"google","product":"android","affected":["android = 14.0","android = 15.0","android = 16.0"],"published":"2026-01-06","updated":"2026-09-30","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-30T22:10:00.273","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20779","references":[{"url":"https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2026","label":"security@mediatek.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00083,"epssPercentile":0.00223,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T22:27:27.702Z","slug":"CVE-2025-20779","body":"## Overview\n\nIn display, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. 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: ALPS10184084; Issue ID: MSV-4720.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `android = 14.0`\n- `android = 15.0`\n- `android = 16.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":38.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}