Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2022 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2022-20049
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in MT6779, MT6785, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8168, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8788 from MediaTek, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In vpu, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05954679; Issue ID: ALPS05954679.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 x_refsource_MISC