Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MediaTek Preloader Software
CVE-2025-20730

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt2737, Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6781, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6835, Mt6853, Mt6855, Mt6877, Mt6878, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6886, Mt6889, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt6989, Mt6990, Mt6991, Mt8188, Mt8195, Mt8676, Mt8678, Mt8696
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-20730?

A vulnerability in the MediaTek preloader software could allow an attacker to escalate privileges locally. If a malicious actor gains the System privilege, they can exploit this issue without requiring user interaction, potentially compromising the device's integrity and security.

Affected Version(s)

MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT8188, MT8195, MT8676, MT8678, MT8696 Android 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 / openWRT 21.02, 23.05 / Yocto 4.0 / RDK-B 24Q1

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/Novem...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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