Race Condition Vulnerability in MediaTek Products
CVE-2025-20779

7HIGH

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-2025-20779?

A vulnerability exists in MediaTek products due to a race condition, which can lead to a use after free scenario. If a malicious actor has attained system privileges, this vulnerability may facilitate local privilege escalation without requiring user interaction to exploit it. Timely patching is essential to mitigate this risk.

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-20779 : Race Condition Vulnerability in MediaTek Products