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Vulnerability · Published Oct 14, 2025 · Assigned by MediaTek

CVE-2025-20721

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8195, MT8196, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8792, MT8793 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 1% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In imgsensor, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10089545; Issue ID: MSV-4279.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
MediaTek, Inc. MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8195, MT8196, MT8370, MT8390, MT8395, MT8792, MT8793 IOT-v25.0 / Android 13.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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