Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in MediaTek Products
CVE-2025-20778

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6781, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6835, Mt6853, Mt6855, Mt6877, Mt6878, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6886, Mt6889, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt6989, Mt6991, Mt8186, Mt8188, Mt8196, Mt8667, Mt8673, Mt8676, Mt8678, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8771, Mt8781, Mt8791t, Mt8792, Mt8793, Mt8795t, Mt8796, Mt8798, Mt8873, Mt8883
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-20778?

An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in certain MediaTek products due to a lack of proper bounds checking. This flaw can enable a malicious actor, who already possesses system-level privileges, to escalate their access without the need for user interaction. The issue is cataloged under Patch ID: ALPS10184870 and Issue ID: MSV-4729. Remediation is crucial to safeguard against potential exploitations.

Affected Version(s)

MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8796, MT8798, MT8873, MT8883 Android 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-20778 : Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in MediaTek Products