Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Mediatek Modem
CVE-2025-20727 
Key Information:
- Vendor
 MediaTek
- Vendor
 - CVE Published:
 - 4 November 2025
 
What is CVE-2025-20727?
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Mediatek's modem could allow an attacker to perform remote escalation of privilege if a user equipment (UE) connects to a malicious base station. This exploitation does not require any user interaction and can lead to unauthorized access, potentially compromising the integrity of the device. The issue is categorized under Patch ID: MOLY01672601 and Issue ID: MSV-4623.
Affected Version(s)
MT2735, MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6762D, MT6762M, MT6763, MT6765, MT6765T, MT6767, MT6768, MT6769, MT6769K, MT6769S, MT6769T, MT6769Z, MT6771, MT6813, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6878, MT6878M, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT6991, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8766R, MT8768, MT8771, MT8786, MT8788, MT8788E, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 Modem LR12A, NR15, NR16, NR17, NR17R
