Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2025 · Assigned by MediaTek

CVE-2025-20674

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity incorrect authorization in MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993 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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In wlan AP driver, there is a possible way to inject arbitrary packet due to a missing permission check. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00413202; Issue ID: MSV-3303.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT6990, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986, MT7990, MT7992, MT7993 SDK release 7.6.7.2 and before / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 (MT6890) / OpenWrt 21.02, 23.05 (MT6990)

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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