Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in MediaTek WLAN AP Driver
CVE-2025-20741
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
MediaTek
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 4 November 2025
What is CVE-2025-20741?
An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the MediaTek WLAN access point driver due to inadequate bounds checking. This flaw may allow an attacker with system privileges to escalate their privileges further without requiring user interaction. The issue underscores the importance of enforcing stringent input validation to mitigate potential exploitation. A patch addressing this issue has been released, as documented in the related security bulletin.
Affected Version(s)
MT6890, MT7615, MT7622, MT7663, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / openWRT 19.07, 21.02