---
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'
---

## Overview

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. Patch ID: ALPS10184084; Issue ID: MSV-4720.

## Affected

- `android = 14.0`
- `android = 15.0`
- `android = 16.0`

## Remediation

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