CVE-2026-20415 Race condition in MediaTek chipset

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker with System privileges can cause denial of service in MediaTek chipsets via a race condition in imgsys.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-20415?

CVE-2026-20415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In imgsys, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper locking. 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: ALPS10363254; Issue ID: MSV-5617.

Weakness: CWE-667, CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20415?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-20415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-20415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v97q-699f-9m4x.

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