Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Mediatek Modem
CVE-2025-20793

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt2735, Mt2737, Mt6813, Mt6815, Mt6833, Mt6835, Mt6853, Mt6855, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6878, Mt6879, Mt6880, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6886, Mt6889, Mt6890, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6896, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6980, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt6989, Mt6990, Mt6991, Mt6993, Mt8673, Mt8675, Mt8676, Mt8678, Mt8755, Mt8771, Mt8791, Mt8791t, Mt8792, Mt8793, Mt8795t, Mt8797, Mt8798, Mt8863, Mt8873, Mt8883, Mt8893
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-20793?

A vulnerability in Mediatek's modem allows for a potential system crash due to improper error handling. This issue could enable a remote denial of service attack when a user equipment (UE) connects to a malicious base station controlled by an attacker, as no additional execution privileges or user interaction are necessary for exploitation. Affected users are encouraged to apply the recommended patches to protect against this security threat.

Affected Version(s)

MT2735, MT2737, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT6993, MT8673, MT8675, MT8676, MT8678, MT8755, MT8771, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8863, MT8873, MT8883, MT8893 Modem NR15, NR16, NR17, NR17R

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-20793 : Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in Mediatek Modem