Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2025-20749
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8169, MT8188, MT8195, MT8196, MT8781, MT8796 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 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
In charger, 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: ALPS09915493; Issue ID: MSV-3800.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6886, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8169, MT8188, MT8195, MT8196, MT8781, MT8796 | Android 14.0, 15.0, 16.0 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H